A review by heatherberm
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome

5.0

Great introduction to the story of Venus and Serena Williams who are old enough now that kids might not know much about their early days. I really like that the book doesn't sugarcoat the difficult parts of their story - as children, stopping practice to drop to the ground because of nearby drive-boys, racism they faced, particularly in their early days when the first showed up in a game/tour that had historically been extremely white. In the end, the focus of the book is really on the bond between the two sisters. Definitely will be purchasing for use in the classroom. Also love the back matter - more details about their activism/charity work, a bibliography, and suggestions for other books and interviews to read.