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Stauffacher, Sue

Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson

40 pp. | Knopf | August, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83408-8 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-93408-7 $19.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Greg Couch. This spirited picture book biography tells about the first black tennis player to win Wimbledon. Stauffacher's colloquial tone and lively language are the ideal match for her subject. Couch employs zigzagging swirls of colors trailing in Althea's wake--an effective representation of her restlessness; the colors soften and begin to flow more coherently when Althea learns to control her energy and emotions. Timeline.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2007

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