Deans, Karen

Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson / by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown. - New York : Scholastic , 2007 - 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm .

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Growing up in Harlem, Althea Gibson was heading down the wrong path until she found her calling. She went on to become the first African American women to be ranked as the number one woman tennis player in the world.

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9780823419265 0545496578


Tennis players--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American women tennis players--Biography--Juvenile literature.

GV994.G53 / 2007

796.342