Serena Williams: Tennis GOAT
From the Set GOAT: Women in Sports
There's no question that Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time. She has almost 40 Grand Slam titles, including both singles and doubles play, and four Olympic gold medals. Serena was only 14 when she became a tennis pro and won her first major contest at just 17. Readers learn how she got to the top in this fun and high-interest volume, written with struggling or reluctant readers in mind. Full-color photographs highlight important events in Serena's life and career and bring readers right onto the court for her biggest wins.
SLJ Review of GOAT: Women in Sports
Gr 4–6—These volumes chronicle the careers of seven American female athletes. Basketball player Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA men’s scoring record while playing for the University of Iowa, Diana Taurasi was the first WNBA player to score 10,000 points, and swimmer Katie Ledecky led Stanford to an NCAA championship in addition to racking up Olympic medals. Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup in Alpine Skiing in 2007, Mia Hamm helped American women win the 1999 world championship in soccer, and Serena Williams won 39 Grand Slam titles. Outside of birth and family information, there is almost no mention of personal lives; the focus is solely on their athletic careers. Pictures of the subjects in action accompany the texts. These titles are suitable introductions to notable female athletes however, they are already outdated. Katie Ledecky’s and Diana Taurasi’s participation in the 2024 Olympics are omitted. Hamm and Williams are the subjects of many other biographies, some of which are more comprehensive. The volume on Clark will be the most useful as she has only recently been in the spotlight.