{"product_id":"sisters-and-champions-the-true-story-of-venus-and-serena-williams-hardcover","title":"Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This one's a winner.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2019 ILA Teacher's Choices Reading List Selection!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspiring picture book sports biography about two of the greatest female tennis players of all-time! Venus and Serena Williams: Best friends. Sisters. Champions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone knows the names Venus \u0026amp; Serena Williams. They've become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. This inspirational true story, written by award-winning sports journalist, Howard Bryant, and brought to beautiful life by Coretta Scott Kind Award and Honor winner, Floyd Cooper, details the sisters' journey from a barely-there tennis court in Compton, CA, to Olympic gold medals and becoming the #1 ranked women in the sport of tennis. Here is a worthy ode to Venus and Serena Williams, the incredible sister duo who will go down in history as two of the greatest athletes of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Alive with warmth and movement, these luminous, soft-edged scenes portray the sisters gradually growing into strong, capable women. A handsome sports biography.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is a sharp focus in the book on the two sisters' special bond and friendship; it lies at the heart of this biography, and the women's stories are remarkable. It's high time they had their own picture book tribute.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Bryant \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eShut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the Society for American Baseball Research's 2003 Seymour Medal, and\u003ci\u003e Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is a senior writer for\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eESPN.com and\u003ci\u003e ESPN the Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e; appears regularly on ESPN's \u003ci\u003eThe Sports Reporters, ESPN First Take, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Outside the Lines\u003c\/i\u003e; and serves as sports correspondent for NPR's\u003ci\u003e Weekend Edition Saturday. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in western Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e discovered children's book illustrating, he found a way to complement his career in advertising. An apprentice of Mark English, Mr. Cooper began his freelance career while still a student at the University of Oklahoma. After graduating, he made his way to Missouri, where he secured a position at a greeting card company. Although Mr. Cooper was established in his position there, he felt somewhat stifled. He lacked the freedom and opportunity for spontaneity that he longed for as an artist and the joy that could be found in doing something that he loved. Determined to break out of the mundane cycle he found himself in, Mr. Cooper relocated to the East Coast in 1984 to pursue his career further. It was there that he discovered the world of children's book illustrating and was amazed by the opportunities for creativity it afforded. Mr. Cooper was energized. The first book he illustrated, \u003ci\u003eGrandpa's Face\u003c\/i\u003e, captivated reviewers. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e said of newcomer Floyd Cooper's work, Cooper, in his first picture book, creates family scenes of extraordinary illumination. 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