The quickest kid in Clarksville / by Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
Material type:
TextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2016]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781452129365 (alk. paper)
- 1452129363 (alk. paper)
- 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
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Famous People | Miller Pat Ziet | Available | 33111008576254 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Famous People | Miller Pat Ziet | Available | 33111008514214 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams, determination, and the power of friendship.
"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.