Althea is Nothing but trouble Everyone agrees: her mama, her daddy, her teacher, even the policeman.
Readers will cheer from the stands as Althea transforms from playground tomboy to Wimbledon champion..
Sue Stauffacher\'s lively text, paired with vibrant paintings by artist Greg Couch, captures the exuberance, ambition, and triumph of this remarkable woman.
Born in 1927, she was a spirited child and became an enormously talented athlete.
Althea Gibson was the first African American ever to compete in and win the Wimbledon Cup.
Buddy buys Althea her very own stringed tennis racket, and before long, she\'s on her way to becoming a great athlete--and to proving that she\'s more than just trouble.
But when Buddy Walker, the play leader on Althea\'s street in Harlem, watches her play paddle tennis, he sees something more: pure possibility.
Althea is Nothing but trouble Everyone agrees: her mama, her daddy, her teacher, even the policeman
