Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams

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Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams was written by Howard Bryant, Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. It is one of Top 150 African-American Children’s Book. It was published by Penguin Random House in May 29, 2018. This book is 32 pages long, this is nonfiction book and the price is $17.99. [1]

Summary

Everyone knows the names Venus & Serena Williams. They’ve become synonymous with championships, hard work, and with shaking up the tennis world. This inspirational true story, written by award-winning sports journalist, Howard Bryant, and brought to beautiful life by Coretta Scott Kind Award and Honor winner, Floyd Cooper, details the sisters’ journey from a barely-there tennis court in Compton, CA, to Olympic gold medals and becoming the #1 ranked women in the sport of tennis. Here is a worthy ode to Venus and Serena Williams, the incredible sister duo who will go down in history as two of the greatest athletes of all time. [2]

Pros

LaVonne Hanlon wrote her comment about this book, she said Serena and Venus Williams and their family endured racist taunts and a harsh urban background, but they never lost their love for the game of tennis or for each other. Their humble beginnings only added to the sisters’ fierce drive toward stardom, and even physical hardships couldn’t destroy their will to win. With warm sepia paintings from award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper, sports writer Howard Bryant brings life to their inspiring story, proving that “Family Is Forever.”

Hannah Birch was agreed, she gave five stars to this book, because it has super amazing life story. Sister's and Champions are a beautiful and true story about sister's Venus and Serena Williams. The story starts with their early childhood and their father's passion for his daughters. As they grow up, they are mocked for being interested in tennis because of the color of their skin. That does not stop them from becoming the best tennis players in the world. She truly loved this book, she thought it was a perfect story for young kids with inspiring "characters." she also loved this book because it was a diverse children's book. Venus and Serena Williams were two strong women of color and were great role models. The illustrations in the book resemble realism artwork. Overall, it is a great story and she would recommend it to anyone. [3]

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