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The quickest kid in Clarksville

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.

Main Author: Miller, Pat Zietlow,
Other Authors: Morrison, Frank, 1971-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2016]
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Subjects:
Rudolph, Wilma, -- 1940-1994. -- Juvenile fiction.
Rudolph, Wilma, -- 1940-1994. -- Fiction.
African American girls -- Tennessee -- Clarksville -- Juvenile fiction.
Role models -- Juvenile fiction.
Parades -- Tennessee -- Clarksville -- Juvenile fiction.
Segregation -- Tennessee -- Clarksville -- Juvenile fiction.
African American girls -- Fiction.
Segregation -- Tennessee -- Fiction.
Parades -- Tennessee -- Fiction.
African American girls -- Tennessee -- Fiction.
Role models -- Fiction.
Clarksville (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Clarksville (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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