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"Here I am not someone's little sister. Not someone's daughter. Not someone's friend. This game beckons me"-- "chooses me. I am a warrior. An Amazon. I am beautiful. And I play to win. " Holloway Braxton takes no prisoners on the tennis court. She's nationally ranked on the junior circuit, and she has outgrown the local competition. Her parents want to send her to a tennis academy where they regularly churn out professional players, but Hall isn't sure she's ready to devote her entire life to tennis, especially after her training partner has a breakdown at a tournament. Is it possible to be a tennis phenom and a regular teenager at the same time?Clippinger, Carol is the author of 'Open Court ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780375840494 and ISBN 0375840494.
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