The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Miller, Pat Zietlow
	List Price:   $16.99 Unit Price:   $13.59 You Save:   $3.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   1452129363 ISBN-13:   9781452129365 Publisher:   Chronicle Books Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   February 2016 Pages:   40 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   5 to 8
Subjects
Quiz # (Quiz Name): 179984 (Quickest Kid in Clarksville) Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grade Point Value: 0.5
Description/Notes
-Rudolph, Wilma -African American girls -Tennessee -Clarksville -Role models -Parades -Segregation -Clarksville (Tenn.) -History -20th century -African Americans -Running 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? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams, determination, and the power of friendship.