1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, photograph ; 29 cm
Note
Includes an Author's note with a photograph and biographical information about African American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph.
Summary
Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.