The quickest kid in Clarksville by Miller, Pat Zietlow, author, Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator instant download

The quickest kid in Clarksville by Miller, Pat Zietlow, author, Morrison, Frank, 1971- illustrator instant download

1 volume (unpaged) : 29 cm, 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, \"A Junior Library Guild selection.\"--Front flap of dust jacket, 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? -- from dust jacket, 2017 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies, Accelerated Reader LG 2.9, Accelerated Reader AR LG 2.9