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A review by librariandest
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome
4.0
There is really sooooooo much to say about legendary tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams. So what I admired about this book is the focus on the relationship between the two of them: "two peas in a pod, best friends... as close as two sisters could be." I think VENUS & SERENA would have been a more apt title than GAME CHANGERS.
This is a story of hard work and humble beginnings. They had to sweep the court free of trash before they could practice. They learned ballet, ran track, made up their own drills, all in the pursuit of being better tennis players. Their neighborhood had a lot of gang violence and they could sometimes hear gunfire during their practice sessions.
The craziest thing I learned from this book is that their dad "brought in busloads of neighborhood kids to surround the practice courts as they played... and paid each and every one to hurl the worst words his daughters might hear during their matches." He kind of vaccinated them against the harassment they would face from racist tennis fans.
This is a great picture book distillation of the Williams sisters' early careers and their strong bond.
This is a story of hard work and humble beginnings. They had to sweep the court free of trash before they could practice. They learned ballet, ran track, made up their own drills, all in the pursuit of being better tennis players. Their neighborhood had a lot of gang violence and they could sometimes hear gunfire during their practice sessions.
The craziest thing I learned from this book is that their dad "brought in busloads of neighborhood kids to surround the practice courts as they played... and paid each and every one to hurl the worst words his daughters might hear during their matches." He kind of vaccinated them against the harassment they would face from racist tennis fans.
This is a great picture book distillation of the Williams sisters' early careers and their strong bond.