{"product_id":"game-changers-the-story-of-venus-and-serena-williams-hardcover","title":"Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames E. Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Every page is splashed with vibrant color and eye-catching patterns, and the figures of the women themselves are full of energy, speed, and tension.\" --\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVenus and Serena Williams are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Some say they're two of the greatest athletes of all time. Before they were world famous, they were little girls with big dreams.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVenus and Serena Williams. Two peas in a pod. Best friends. Sisters.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix days a week they awoke before the sun came up to practice their serves and returns, to learn to run faster and hit harder. They were unstoppable. At age fourteen, Venus played her first professional match. Three years later, it was Serena's turn. It wasn't easy. Some tennis fans cheered for these two fresh faces, while those who were unhappy to see two black girls competing in a nearly all-white sport booed and taunted them. But they didn't let it stop them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith vibrant mixed media art, nonfiction superstars Lesa Cline-Ransome and Coretta Scott King Honor winner James E. Ransome share the inspirational story of two tennis legends who were fierce competitors on the courts, but close sisters above all.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesa Cline-Ransome is the author of numerous nonfiction and historical fiction titles for picture book, chapter book, middle grade, and young adult readers. Her \u003ci\u003eOne Big Open Sky \u003c\/i\u003ewas both a Coretta Scott King Honor book and a Newbery Honor book. Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eFighting with Love: The Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof John Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne. \u003c\/i\u003eHer verse biography of Harriet Tubman, \u003ci\u003eBefore She Was Harriet\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and received a Jane Addams Children's Book Honor, Christopher Award, and Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustration. Her debut middle grade novel, \u003ci\u003eFinding Langston\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and received the Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and frequent collaborator, James Ransome, and their family. Visit her at LesaClineRansome.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames E. Ransome's \u003ci\u003eFighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis \u003c\/i\u003ewas called \"a warm tribute\" by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and \"highly recommended\" by \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, both in starred reviews. His highly acclaimed illustrations for \u003ci\u003eBefore She Was Harriet \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor Book \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Rang\u003c\/i\u003e, Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book \u003ci\u003eUncle Jed's Barbershop\u003c\/i\u003e, Reading Rainbow Book \u003ci\u003eSweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLet My People Go\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children's Literature Legacy Award. He is on the faculty at the School of Visual Arts in the MFA Illustration Visual Essay program. James frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome. They live in New York's Hudson Valley region with their family. 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