Cover of Martina & Chrissie

Book 2017

Martina & Chrissie

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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Published
2017
  • Tennis
  • Juvenile literature
  • Tennis players
  • Sports rivalries
  • History

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the all-American girl: practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except one thing: they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place, and a friendship forms that will outlast all their tennis victories.