The quickest kid in Clarksville /

Miller, Pat Zietlow,

The quickest kid in Clarksville / by Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Frank Morrison. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

"A Junior Library Guild selection."--Front flap of dust jacket.

Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.

9781452129365 (alk. paper) 1452129363 (alk. paper)

2014018358


Rudolph, Wilma, 1940-1994 --Juvenile fiction.


African American girls--Tennessee--Clarksville--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Role models--Juvenile fiction.
Parades--Tennessee--Clarksville--Juvenile fiction.
Segregation--Tennessee--Clarksville--Juvenile fiction.
Running--Juvenile fiction.


Clarksville (Tenn.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.


Picture books.

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