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Martina Chrissie The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports

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By Phil Bildner
Publisher Candlewick
Martina Chrissie The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports
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bA fascinating dual biography of tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert celebrates the power of equality, respect, and sportsmanship.bbrbrMartina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the allAmerican girl practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except one thing they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place, and a friendship forms that will outlast all their tennis victories. Phil Bildner and Brett Helquist tell the engaging true story of these two masters of the court as they win title after title and, most importantly, the hearts of the fans.

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984 words984 words
40 pages40 pages
Lexile 570LLexile 570L
Grade 3 to 5Grade 3 to 5
Age 8-10Age 8-10
Published 2017Published 2017

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9780763673086

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