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Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams | Howard Bryant
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"This one's a winner." --Chicago Tribune A 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
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ashleyweer
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Great read!

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kayleenschultz12
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kayleenschultz12

This book shows the sisters bonds and how they grew up together to become strong capable women. It shows us how you can be dedicated to something and achieve your goals by working hard.

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kayleenschultz12
Pickpick

This book is about the tennis stars childhood and how their sister bond is strong.

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Lilyj9
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The last call on the right page. I think this was important to include because once you do get out of the bottom, there are still people always there to tell you that you‘re over, or you are not as good as it used to be or not to good it all.

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Lilyj9
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The story reminds me of how many great legends came about. They started with nothing, but ended at the top of the world.

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Lilyj9
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Pickpick

The humbling beginnings of the two William sisters of how they went from a worn out, tennis court in Compton to Olympic world medalists in the challenges they have a face.

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rileydenney

“If you fail to prepare properly, you prepare to fail.“

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rileydenney

I love the sketchbook look of the illustrations in this story.

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rileydenney
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This book tells the story of sisters and tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. It talks about their struggles and high points, and all the hard work that they put in to become successful.

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amberpeltz
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This book, written by Howard Bryant and illustrated by Floyd Cooper, takes a look at how a father's dream to develop his daughters into tennis champions changed the world of sports. Bryant details their successes and personal setbacks. Their resilience shines through to the story's finale, which sees the champions holding trophies and embracing each other.

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Emitalski
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Emitalski

Wonderful illustrations

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Emitalski
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This story is the story of Venus and Serena Williams. It speaks about their family and their perseverance when climbing to the top. It talks about the impact of their father and how hard they worked.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I‘ve never been much a of fan of watching tennis but my family was always glued to the tv when the competitions were on... so it was hard to avoid 😂 but I was always excited when Venus and Serena were playing!