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Serena Williams

Deportistas que marcaron una diferencia (Athletes Who Made a Difference)

From the Series Deportistas que marcaron una diferencia (Athletes Who Made a Difference)

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Por su trabajo en momentos difíciles y la gloria del Grand Slam, Serena Williams se ha convertido en un modelo a seguir para una nueva generación de jugadoras de tenis, y todo esto está capturado en esta biografía gráfica. Desde temprana edad, Serena se entrenó para ser una fuerza en la cancha de tenis. Junto con su talentosa hermana Venus fue escalando posiciones hasta competir y dominar en los torneos más selectos del mundo. Acompáñala mientras maravilla a todos con su estilo de juego poderoso y estratégico, y también se expresa contra el racismo y el sexismo en el mundo del tenis.

Working through times of setbacks and Grand Slam glory, Serena Williams has become a role model for a new generation of tennis players, and it’s all captured in this graphic biography. From an early age, Serena trained to be a force on the tennis court. Alongside her talented sister Venus, she rose up through the ranks until she was competing in—and dominating—the world’s most elite tournaments. Follow along as she amazes everyone with her powerful, strategic playing style and also speaks out against racism and sexism in the tennis world. Now in Spanish!

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Graphic Novels, Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Feminism, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity, SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: C Social Awareness, Social Emotional Learning, Spanish-Language, Sports
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language Spanish
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF062010, JNF062040, JNF054120
Dewey 796.342092 [B]
Dimensions 7 x 9
ATOS Reading Level 3.4
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Afterword, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Original artwork, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Blake Hoena

Blake Hoena has written more than one hundred books for children, including an original graphic novel series, Eek & Ack, and graphic novel retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Peter Pan. Blake lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, two dogs, two cats, and hundreds of comics.

Illustrator: Sam LeDoyen

Sam LeDoyen is a freelance Illustrator from the UK. Sam specializes in narrative imagery with a touch of fantasy and surrealism, and also likes to play with animation.