Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.3
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2789
Points per Word
0.000179
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
When Althea Gibson broke the color line in 1950 to become the first African American to play in a national tennis tournament in the United States, she inspired hope. Readers will delight in reading about Gibson and athletes like her.