📖 The Quickest Kid in Clarksville

I am running in place, pretending I am the fastest woman in the world. I know that Wilma Rudolph who grew up in this town is faster than anyone. Everyone here knows that I am the fastest kid in Clarksville, Tennessee. I am thinking about the parade, when a girl I've never seen came up to me like she owns everything here. Her name is Charmaine. Her dad just got beautiful brand-new shoes for her. Sadly, I don't have a shoe-buying daddy and my sneakers have holes. I told her that those shoes she has, don't make her fast, and challenged Charmaine for a race. I win the first race, but fall and lost the second one. My toe hurts because it's poking out a new hole. During the next day, my friends and I made a banner for the parade, and I start running down the block holding the banner. The banner is bulky, and I can't make it all the way to the parade. Then Charmaine offers help. I didn't want to share the banner with her at first, but finally did so. We run all the way to the parade and see Wilma. Wilma sees us and smiles while waving. We are both proud that we are the quickest kids in Clarksville. Reason for recommendation: This is a realistic fiction picture book about winning, losing and friendship. It is beautifully written.

我在原地跑,假装我是世界上跑得最快的女人。我知道在这个城市长大的威尔玛鲁道夫比任 何人都跑得快。这里的每个人都知道我是田纳西州克拉克斯维尔市跑得最快的孩子。我正想 着明天的游行,这时一个我从未见过的女孩走上前来,好像她拥有这里的一切。她的名字叫 查梅因。她爸爸刚给她买了一双漂亮的新鞋。我没有一个能给我买鞋的爸爸,我的鞋都破洞 了。我告诉她鞋子不能让她跑得快,而且跟她发起了一场比赛。我赢得了第一场比赛,但在 第二次比赛时摔倒并输了。我的脚趾很疼,因为它把鞋戳出了一个新洞。第二天,我和朋友 们为游行做了一面横幅,我开始拿着横幅沿着街区跑。横幅很重,我无法一路跑到游行队 伍。这时查梅因提出帮忙。起初我不想与她分享横幅,但最终还是这样做了。我们一路跑到 游行队伍去见威尔玛。威尔玛看到我们,微笑着挥手。我们很自豪我们是克拉克斯维尔市跑