Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams
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Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant
"This one's a winner." --Chicago TribuneA 2019 ILA Teacher's 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. They've 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 women's stories are remarkable. It's high time they had their own picture book tribute."--Kirkus
Howard Bryant is a senior writer for ESPN the Magazine and the author of Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Battle for Major League Baseball's Soul, as well as The Last Hero: Henry Aaron's Life. He is the editor of the 2017 edition of The Best American Sports Writing. He is a sports journalist for NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday and appears on ESPN's The Sports Reporters, ESPN First Take, and Outside the Lines on a regular basis.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780399169069 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399169067 |
| Title | Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams |
| Author | Howard Bryant |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2018-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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