#SportBookOfTheMonth – Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams
Source: www.penguinrandomhouse.com
Title:Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams
Author: Shelina Janmohamed
Pages: 129
Reading age: 7-11 years old
Description: Serena Williams is one of the greatest tennis champions in the world having won 23 Grand Slam singles titles. Despite her phenomenal success and talent, Serena faced many obstacles on her journey. Her family didn’t have the money to pay for tennis lessons or coaches, so Serena had to train in unsafe neighbourhoods with poor-quality equipment. She also faced prejudice for her skin colour. But Serena has since been the world number one eight times and has also become a businesswoman, actor, fashion icon, activist and mother. Read all about her amazing story in The Extraordinary life of Serena Williams.
– https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/childrens-article/books-for-sports-fans
