A Win for Women: Billie Jean King Takes Down Bobby Riggs

by Brandon Terrell (Author) Eduardo Garcia (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

In 1973 two of the world's most famous tennis stars took part in what became known as the Battle of the Sexes.

Bobby Riggs embraced the idea that men were superior to women in every way and claimed that he would defeat any woman on the tennis court. Meanwhile, Billie Jean King was determined to beat him. She knew she could win and prove that women were as just good as men. Readers will get a courtside seat and watch as Billie Jean King proves that women and girls everywhere deserve respect and equality at one of the most important moments in sports history.

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Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781543542219
Lexile Measure
690
Guided Reading Level
N
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication date
January 02, 2019
Series
Greatest Sports Moments
BISAC categories
JNF023000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
JNF054120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Racket Sports
Library of Congress categories
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