# Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams - Hardcover

by **Lesa Cline-Ransome** (Author), **James E. Ransome** (Illustrator)

**An ALA Notable Book**

**"Every page is splashed with vibrant color and eye-catching patterns, and the figures of the women themselves are full of energy, speed, and tension." --_Shelf Awareness_ (starred review)**

**Venus and Serena Williams are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Some say they're two of the greatest athletes of all time. Before they were world famous, they were little girls with big dreams.**

_Venus and Serena Williams. Two peas in a pod. Best friends. Sisters._

Six days a week they awoke before the sun came up to practice their serves and returns, to learn to run faster and hit harder. They were unstoppable. At age fourteen, Venus played her first professional match. Three years later, it was Serena's turn. It wasn't easy. Some tennis fans cheered for these two fresh faces, while those who were unhappy to see two black girls competing in a nearly all-white sport booed and taunted them. But they didn't let it stop them.

With vibrant mixed media art, nonfiction superstars Lesa Cline-Ransome and Coretta Scott King Honor winner James E. Ransome share the inspirational story of two tennis legends who were fierce competitors on the courts, but close sisters above all.

### Author Biography

Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of many award-winning and critically acclaimed nonfiction books for young readers, including _Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams_; _My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey_; and _Before She Was Harriet_. She is also the author of the novel _Finding Langston_, which received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award and five starred reviews_._ She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Learn more at LesaClineRansome.com.

James E. Ransome's highly acclaimed illustrations for _Before She Was Harriet_ received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner _The Creation_; Coretta Scott King Honor Book _Uncle Jed's Barbershop_; _Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt_; and _Let My People Go_, winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children's Literature Legacy Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome. One of their recent titles is _Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams_, which received four starred reviews and was an ALA Notable Children's Book. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York's Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.

**Number of Pages:** 48

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 9.1 x 11.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 03, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 6

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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