The accomplishments of Althea Gibson, an African American tennis player from the 1950s who broke the racial barriers of her sport and went on to international fame. "Powerful."—Kirkus
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When a young boy begins to play on his family’s piano, reveling in the fun of plunking the keys, his father signs him up for lessons so that he can learn to play properly.