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Martina & Chrissie the greatest rivalry in the history of sports

Traces the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

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Main Author:	Bildner, Phil (Author)
Other Authors:	Helquist, Brett (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Navratilova, Martina, > 1956- > Juvenile nonfiction. Evert, Chris > Juvenile nonfiction. Tennis players > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Tennis > History > Juvenile nonfiction. Sports rivalries > United States > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Traces the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. This nonfiction picture book takes you behind the scenes of the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. In the 1970s and 1980s they faced off in epic duels and classic showdowns. Since their retirements from tennis, they have remained friends and support each others in their efforts and endeavors.
Physical Description:	40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	0763673080 9780763673086
Author Notes:	Phil Bildner received a B. A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 and a J. D. from New York University School of Law in 1993. He was admitted to the bar in both New York and New Jersey and got a job as an associate at a large Manhattan law firm. After practicing law for a year, he decided to pursue a career in education. He received a master's degree in early childhood and elementary education from Long Island University in 1995. He stopped teaching in 2006 in order to write full time. His picture books include Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy, The Shot Heard 'Round the World, Twenty-One Elephants, Turkey Bowl, The Hallelujah Flight, and The Soccer Fence. Marvelous Cornelius won the 2016 Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children's Literature. His young adult novels include Playing the Field and Busted. He also co-created the Sluggers series with Loren Long. In 2007, he began chaperoning student-volunteer trips to Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. He co-founded The NOLA Tree, a non-profit service organization. (Bowker Author Biography)