It's the day before the big parade. Alta can only think about one thing: Wilma Rudolph, three-time Olympic gold medalist. She'll be riding on a float tomorrow. See, Alta is the quickest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee, just like Wilma once was. It doesn't matter that Alta's shoes have holes because Wilma came from hard times, too. But what happens when a new girl with shiny new shoes comes along and challenges Alta to a race? Will she still be the quickest kid? The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is a timeless story of dreams, determination, and the power of friendship.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Chronicle Books .

Pat Zietlow Miller is the award-winning picture book author of Be Kind , Sophie's Squash , Sharing the Bread , The Quickest Kid in Clarksville , and Wherever You Go (illustrated by Eliza Wheeler), among others. She lives in Wisconsin.