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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Billie Jean King is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Read about this amazing woman athlete in the seventeenth picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes"--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An entry in the series dedicated to modern female role models uses simple, uplifting text and engaging graphic artwork to explain how tennis champion Serena Williams uses her drive, respect and family love to pursue her goals and make an important difference in the world. By the creators of I Look Up To... Michelle Obama.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Who was Alice Marble? In her public life, she was the biggest tennis star of the pre-war era, a household name like Joe DiMaggio and Joe Louis. She was famous for overcoming serious illness to win the biggest tournaments, including Wimbledon. She was also a fashion designer and trendsetter, a contributor to a pioneering new comic called Wonder Woman&;and friend to the biggest names in Hollywood and society, like Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, William...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The controversial tennis star and analyst presents a follow-up to "You Cannot Be Serious" that shares additional insights into his life and career while chronicling the past decade of Tour of Champions competitions and special events.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the lives and athletic careers of the two sisters who are both champion tennis players whose skills on the court, sense of style, and strong opinions have changed the sport.
12) Serena Williams
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of the famous tennis player, from her rise to the top of the tennis world, her competitive spirit against her sister Venus, and her return to professional tennis.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning author shares the inspiring and entertaining account of his pursuit to become a nationally competitive tennis player--at the age of sixty. Being a man or a woman in your early sixties is different than it was a generation or two ago, at least for the more fortunate of us. We aren't old
Author
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
cp2013
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the lives and careers of tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams over the course of 2011, as Venus struggled with an autoimmune disease and Serena recovered from a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs explores the way the famous Battle of the Sexes tennis match served to bring men and women together to advocate for equal rights across genders. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shares the story of the sisters and tennis stars, including their special relationship as sisters and best friends, their constant training as children, and their incredible success in professional tennis.
19) Seeing Serena
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles Williams’s return to tennis after giving birth to her daughter—from her controversial 2018 US Open final against Naomi Osaka through a 2020 season that unfolded against a backdrop of a pandemic and protests over the killing of Black men and women by the police. Gerald Marzorati, who writes about tennis for The New Yorker, travels to Wimbledon and to Compton, California, where Serena and her sister Venus learned to play. He talks with...
Author
Series
Publisher
Silver Dolphin Books, an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group, a division of Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Introduce a new generation to Venus and Serena Williams with this cute board book for baby tennis fans! Before they were serving up grand slam victories, Venus and Serena Williams were just two sisters growing up in Compton, California. Follow along as they go from learning tennis with their dad to winning Wimbledon! Introduce little ones to the lives of two true game changers in this inspiring board book perfect for baby ballers!"--
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