Contender
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ISBN-10 |
0064470393 |
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ISBN-13 |
978-0064470391 |
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Author |
Lipsyte, Robert |
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Publisher |
HarperCollins |
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Copyright |
2003 |
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Lexile |
760L |
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Genre |
Young Adult Fiction |
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Synopsis |
Alfred Brooks is scared. He’s a high school dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli’s Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it’s the effort, not the win, that makes the man. |
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Themes |
Violence, Perseverance |
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Protagonist |
African-American Young Male |
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Note |
Over the years, these books have been published in multiple editions. The page numbers in your book may be different than the ones on the lesson plan. |