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Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Grab your racket, head to the courts, and ace that serve! It's time to learn about the greatest tennis players of all time. Readers will be presented with exciting stats in a fun top-10 format"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books, an imprint of Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The final match of the 2001 U.S. Open featuring tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams was groundbreaking. It was first time siblings had squared off in the final match for more than 100 years. And it was the first time both players were black. The photo of the smiling Williams sisters holding their trophies after the tennis match appeared in newspapers around the globe. It captured two athletes who fought, and would continue to fight, for a place...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Adnan dreams of making it to the Ultimate Table Tennis championship, but when tragedy strikes his family, Adnan loses his passion for table tennis and must learn to channel his grief and heal.
4) Double fault
Author
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Pub
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After joining a tennis camp at a local country club, twins Ashley and Bryce Timberline are blamed for outbreaks of vandalism there, and must work not only to clear their names, but also to find the real culprit.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Naomi Osaka is the first Asian tennis player to hold the number one singles ranking in the Women's Tennis Association. She started to make a name for herself at 16 and is now known around the world. Osaka has defeated the toughest players in the league and her talent continues to rise each year. Read more about this skilled tennis star!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Mira Ravi is the first-seed singles star on Hilltop Middle School's tennis team, but her life off the court is a much harder match to win as she juggles tough responsibilities at home, in school, and with her team.
Author
Series
Hank Zipzer volume 9
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the lives and careers and the tennis stars and sisters, discussing their Grand Slam wins, Olympic success, trend-setting, and rivalry.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the past and future of women's tennis and presents biographies of eight of the sport's most famous players: Lindsay Davenport, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Mary Pierce, Aranxta Sanchez Vicario, Monica Seles, and Venus Williams.
11) Tennis in action
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
12) Amazing grace
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Tennis has a new "it" girl and her name is Grace Kincaid. The only problem is -- Grace has suddenly realized that being a teen sensation isn't all it's cracked up to be. With fame and fortune just a backswing away, all she really wants is to be ...NORMAL!
15) Serena Williams
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Discover the amazing achievements of sports legend Serena Williams--on and off the tennis court--in this exciting new biography. Serena Williams has been ranked number one in the world for tennis singles, won twenty-two Grand Slam singles titles, and won four Olympic gold medals. She is a powerful player and a fierce competitor. Learn more about the record-breaking athlete in this comprehensive and action-packed biography, complete with stats and...
16) Tennis ace
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown & Co
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Steve and Ginny are frustrated because their father ignores her talent as a tennis player while pushing him harder and harder to win at the sport.
17) Andre Agassi
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates how this tennis player won Grand Slam events only after realizing that talent alone was not enough and that he needed a new coach.
20) Mixed doubles
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Andi Carillo quickly becomes the star of her school's new co-ed tennis team, and when her talent attracts sports agents who want her to play professionally, Andi's best friend Jeff Michaels helps her thwart the agents by uncovering their underhanded schemes.
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