The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
by Miller, Pat Zietlow
Carnivals/Fairs/ParadesHistorical FictionBlack PeopleJunior Library Guild SelectionOlympics & ParalympicsTrack and Field
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AR Book Level
2.9
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,080
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
179984 EN
About this book
Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers, but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.