02603cam a2200397 i 4500 1140563660 TxAuBib 20240301120000.0 231019s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023173436 9781635925807 HRD 18.99 1635925800 HRD 18.99 TxAuBib rda Duncan, Alice Faye, author. Traveling shoes [BOOK] : the story of Willye White, US Olympian and long jump champion / Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by Keith Mallett. First edition. New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2023] 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "Future Olympian Willye B. White was born in 1939 in Money, Mississippi—but money was exactly what she didn’t have. Abandoned by both her parents, she worked alongside her grandparents in the cotton fields. Willye had big dreams, though. So when her cousin noticed she was the fastest runner around, Willye jumped at the chance to put on her traveling shoes and run her way to better opportunities. And run Willye did, first for the Tennessee State Tigerbelles and then for the US Olympic team. Her struggles weren’t over though—time and again, Willye had to remind herself, “I believe in me,” whether she was running and jumping or witnessing the turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement. Through Alice Faye Duncan’s signature combination of poetry and prose and Keith Mallett's lifelike illustrations, readers will be inspired by Willye White’s persistence and will learn how she contributed to Black progress with muscle and grit.". 20240301. White, Willye B 1939-2007 Juvenile literature. African American women track and field athletes Biography Juvenile literature. Olympic athletes United States Biography Juvenile literature. Jumping United States Juvenile literature. African American women Olympic athletes Juvenile literature. African Americans Biography Juvenile literature. Women Biography Juvenile literature. Mallett, Keith, illustrator.