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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
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With the same winning combination of humor and honesty that marked her recent nonfiction bestsellers, Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott presents an exuberant novel about a family for whom the joys and sorrows of everyday life are magnified under the glare of the unexpected. Rosie Ferguson, in the first bloom of young womanhood, is obsessed with tournament tennis. Her mother is a recovering alcoholic still grieving the death of her...
4) Live wire
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When a pregnant tennis star reports that her rock-artist husband has gone missing amid scandalous rumors, Myron Bolitar is forced to confront deep secrets about his client's past while struggling with fatherhood roles in his personal life.
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Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Coco Gauff won the Junior title at the 2018 French Open when she was just 13 years old. She is a fan-favorite on the pro-tennis circuit, going so far as to beat her idol, Venus Williams. Find out how Gauff went from initially not liking the sport to becoming a teenage tennis legend. Learn how passion, hard work, and the support of her family took her to the top"--
6) On the line
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Grand Central
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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The Grand Slam and Olympic champion traces her rise from a disadvantaged childhood to one of the world's top women tennis players, discussing her battles with racism, the injuries that threatened her career, and her current roles as a philanthropist and media personality.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
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[2018]
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English
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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.
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SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
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2024.
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English
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Serena Williams has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other person--male or female. For more than 20 years, Williams thrilled fans with her powerful athleticism. Along the way, she changed the face of her sport. This title gives fans the in-depth history of the legendary professional tennis player.
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PBS
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2014.
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English
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Billie Jean King is the single most important female athlete of the 20th century, winner of 39 Grand Slam titles and a major force in changing and democratizing the cultural landscape. AMERICAN MASTERS looks back to the 12-year-old girl who played tennis on public courts, observed disparity and, as she soared athletically, never stopped trying to remedy inequality. Perhaps best remembered from "The Battle of the Sexes" match vs. Bobby Riggs on Sept....
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Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone
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[2022]
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English
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Naomi Osaka is the first Asian tennis player to hold the number one singles ranking in the Women's Tennis Association. She started to make a name for herself at 16 and is now known around the world. Osaka has defeated the toughest players in the league and her talent continues to rise each year. Read more about this skilled tennis star!
13) Serena Williams
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Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Explores the tennis career of Serena Williams with stats, charts, infographics, timelines, and strongly controlled text.
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Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Serena Williams is one of the biggest names in sports, but she grew up the littlest of five girls in her family. While sharing a room and playing tennis with her older sisters, Serena had to figure out how to be her own person - on and off the court. This empowering biography showcases the rise of the youngest Williams sister and how her family played a part in her path to becoming the strong woman and star athlete she is today. Bold, colorful illustrations...
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"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,...
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Dragonfly Books
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Although considered a troublesome child, Buddy Walker sees talent in Althea Gibson and decides to help build her tennis skills--and she eventually earns the title of the first African-American to ever win the celebrated Wimbledon Cup.
18) Billie Jean King
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Presents through interviews and archival footage the life of Billie Jean King, tennis player and advocate for sociopolitical equality for women and the LGBT community.
19) King Richard
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Based on the true story that will inspire the world, follow the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever.
20) The heiress hunt
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2021.
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English
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"Knickerbocker scoundrel Harrison Archer returns to New York to discover that his deceased father has bankrupted his estranged family. To save them from ruin, he's forced to quickly find and marry an heiress. For a matchmaker, Harrison turns to the one woman he wishes he could marry: his childhood friend and true love, Maddie, who once broke his heart and is now engaged to a duke. When her best friend Harrison left for Paris without a word, Maddie...
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