Jennifer Capriati

by Ellen Emerson White

An inside story of the life of super tennis star Jennifer Capriati--the youngest athlete to turn professional--describes her childhood, training, wins and career highlights

83 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

This talented writer attended Tufts University (and published her first book, Friends for Life, while a senior there) and currently lives in New York City. Ms. White grew up in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Many of her novels feature characters who reside in or around Boston and are fans of the Boston Red Sox (as is Ms. White). In addition to novels, Ms. White has published several biographies. She also writes under the pseudonym Zack Emerson (taking the name Zack from the name of her shepherd dog) and under the pseudonym Nicholas Edwards (Santa Paws series).

Reviews

[Alex Black]

This is a kid's biography of Jennifer Capriati published in 1991, when she was just 14 years old. It was so interesting to read a book published so early in a person's career thirty years after the fact, since I was able to look up at the assumptions that were made about Capriati's future in tennis and how accurate they were.

It's a totally fine kid's biography and I had no issues with it, but I only read this because Ellen Emerson White is my favorite author and I'm making my way through all her books. I can't really rate this, but it was definitely an interesting read. I guess I'd recommend this if you're a kid who's a Jennifer Capriati fan, but this is one of those books that I think really needed to be read in the time it was written.