{"id":1005,"date":"2021-02-08T06:50:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2021-02-07T15:34:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T23:34:05","slug":"the-extraordinary-life-of-serena-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/the-extraordinary-life-of-serena-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"The Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/el-serena-williams-cover.png?resize=264%2C408&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"408\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13714\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friends.kanemiller.com\/extraordinary-lives-serena-williams.html\">The Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nby Shelina Janmahomed (Author) and Ashley Evans (Illustrator)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Booktalk:<\/strong> From sports to fashion to activism to motherhood, game-changing tennis champion Serena has become an inspiration to every young person who has dared to dream big. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Snippet:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/el-serena-williams-interior-2-595x456.png?resize=525%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"402\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13715\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/sw-int-3-595x457.png?resize=525%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13717\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/el-serena-williams-interior-3-595x457.png?resize=525%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13716\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?resize=158%2C111\" alt=\"Nonfiction Monday\" width=\"158\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams by Shelina Janmahomed (Author) and Ashley Evans (Illustrator) Booktalk: From sports to fashion to activism to motherhood, game-changing tennis champion Serena has become an inspiration to every young person who has dared to dream big. 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