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Playing to win : how Althea Gibson broke barriers and changed tennis forever Cover Image Book

Playing to win : how Althea Gibson broke barriers and changed tennis forever / Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown.

Deans, Karen, (author.). Brown, Elbrite, (illustrator.).

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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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  • ISBN: 0823448533
  • ISBN: 9780823448531
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: 1st Edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2020]

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Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 > Juvenile literature.
African American women tennis players > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Tennis players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
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Biographies.

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