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Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-Foot Girl

Megan Reid

Illustrator: Laura Freeman

Ages: 6+

Published: 2020

Publisher: HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray

ISBN: 978-0-06-285109-3

Keywords: Diversity; Picture Books for Older Readers; Discrimination; Sports

Born in Harlem in the 1940s, a Black girl broke the racial barriers to become one of the world's greatest tennis champions. Animated expressive illustrations.