![]() ![]() Illustrator’s agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. Author’s agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary. Marvelous Cornelius Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner. Experience the magic in this weeks Perfect Picture Book selection. Marvelous Cornelius by Phil Bildner, Sep 16, 2017, Scholastic, Inc edition, paperback. But just as important as their competition was the unexpected bond the two women formed off the court: Bildner holds Evert and Navratilova up as an example of how friendship need not always play by the rules. There IS something truly marvelous about trash pick up. You know what the Cold War was, right? No?”) as Helquist deploys a series of play-by-play action scenes that capture the speed and intensity of their many tennis matches. “Patience and poise and precision.” Martina, meanwhile, “was all emotion, all the time.” Bildner’s conversational narrative creates an instant bond with readers (“Keep in mind, this was during the Cold War. ![]() “Chrissie was this All-American girl,” writes Bildner. Bildner ( Marvelous Cornelius) and Helquist ( The Doll People’s Christmas) offer a gripping dual biography of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, two athletes who could not be more different, despite their shared talent. ![]()
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