Althea Gibson

By Beatrice Gormley

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Athletes, African Americans, Biography, Childhood and youth, Tennis players, African American women tennis players

Description: Follows the life of the first black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon. One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.