Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson
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Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson
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The work Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Pike County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Label
- Playing to win : the story of Althea Gibson
- Title remainder
- the story of Althea Gibson
- Statement of responsibility
- by Karen Deans ; illustrated by Elbrite Brown
- Subject
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- trueAfrican American women tennis players -- Biography
- African American women tennis players -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueAfrican Americans -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- trueBiographies -- Athletes
- trueBiographies -- Identity | Africans and African Americans
- trueGibson, Althea, 1927-2003
- Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
- Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003 -- Juvenile literature
- trueProfessional tennis players
- trueSports and recreation -- Athletes
- trueAfrican American women
- trueTennis players -- Biography
- Tennis players -- Biography
- Tennis players -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueWomen -- Biography
- trueWomen tennis players
- trueSports and recreation -- Football
- trueAfrican American women tennis players
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Awards note
- A Junior Library Guild selection
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 796.342/092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- 2-6
- 890
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- GV994.G53
- LC item number
- D43 2007
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 890
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 0
- 3
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- primary
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