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40 pp.
| Candlewick
| March, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-7308-6$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Brett Helquist.
Theirs certainly was a great rivalry, and Bildner does a credible job of defining its arc and the two competitors' respective strengths. The book assumes a basic knowledge of tennis and its terms, and it indulges a narrative voice that can be distracting ("Martina had this lefty serve that was wicked, wicked"). Acrylic and oil illustrations are both characterful and energetic. Timeline. Bib.