![]() ![]() Backmatter includes a timeline and end notes. In rhythmic, conversational prose Stauffacher brilliantly capture Gibson's trajectory from feisty, undisciplined tomboy to poised champion. Stauffacher's text is rather simplistic, straightforward, and informative. The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals, then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title. It centers on Althea Gibson, who became the first African-American to win at Wimbledon and Forest Hills.Īlthea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. ![]() Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson is a children's picture book written by Sue Stauffacher and illustrated by Greg Couch. ![]()
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