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The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .
If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?
This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.
The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry...
2) Live wire
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English
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When a pregnant tennis star reports that her rock-artist husband has gone missing amid scandalous rumors, Myron Bolitar is forced to confront deep secrets about his client's past while struggling with fatherhood roles in his personal life.
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English
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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement,...
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Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2020
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pages cm
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English
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Who was Alice Marble?
In her public life, she was the biggest tennis star of the pre-war era, a household name like Joe DiMaggio and Joe Louis. She was famous for overcoming serious illness to win the biggest tournaments, including Wimbledon. She was also a fashion designer and trendsetter, a contributor to a pioneering new comic called Wonder Woman&;and friend to the biggest names in Hollywood and society, like Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, William...
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"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Madeleine Blais, the dramatic and colorful story of legendary tennis star and international celebrity, Alice Marble. In August 1939, Alice Marble graced the cover of Life magazine, photographed by the legendary Alfred Eisenstaedt. She was a worldwide celebrity, having that year won singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles tennis titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open, then an unprecedented feat. Yet...
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
421 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A tennis correspondent for the New York times sits down with Roger Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis.
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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xiii, 595 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Sometimes, in a tough neighborhood, where there is no way for a kid to prove himself except by playing games and fighting, you've got to establish a record for being able to look out for yourself before they will leave you alone. If they think you're an easy mark, they will all look to build up their own reputations by beating up on you. I learned always to get in the first punch." Althea Gibson, 1958. Four days after her historic victory at Wimbledon...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Cori 'Coco' Gauff is a natural athlete. Inspired by Serena and Venus Williams, she started playing tennis at age seven. Coco quickly rose to the top. In 2019, the teen defeated Venus Williams at Wimbledon. Coco has overcome frustration, anxiety, and the challenge of becoming a tennis star at a young age, making her a strong teenager. In this book, readers will examine her life story and learn more about her climb to the top of her sport through narrative...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Serena Williams is one of the world's greatest tennis players. She also designs clothing, invests in startups, and raises her daughter. Learn how the superstar does it all and still finds time to help others"--
13) The singles game
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Wheeler Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
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Large print edition.
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563 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Hiring a legendary new coach after a devastating Wimbledon loss and injury, a young tennis star endures a campaign to transform her good-girl image into that of a ruthless competitor only to be confronted by the high price of her success during the Grand Slam tournaments.
14) King Richard
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Based on the true story that will inspire the world, follow the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever.
