Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena WilliamsAuthor :
Hardback
Published : Tuesday 29 May 2018
Description
"This ones a winner." --Chicago Tribune
A 2019 ILA Teachers Choices Reading List Selection!
An inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time! Venus and Serena Williams: Best friends. Sisters. Champions.
Everyone knows the names Venus & Serena Williams. Theyve become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. This inspirational true story, written by award-winning sports journalist, Howard Bryant, and brought to beautiful life by Coretta Scott Kind Award and Honor winner, Floyd Cooper, details the sisters journey from a barely-there tennis court in Compton, CA, to Olympic gold medals and becoming the #1 ranked women in the sport of tennis. Here is a worthy ode to Venus and Serena Williams, the incredible sister duo who will go down in history as two of the greatest athletes of all time.
"Alive with warmth and movement, these luminous, soft-edged scenes portray the sisters gradually growing into strong, capable women. A handsome sports biography." --Booklist
"There is a sharp focus in the book on the two sisters special bond and friendship; it lies at the heart of this biography, and the womens stories are remarkable. Its high time they had their own picture book tribute."--Kirkus
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