The Contender Robert Lipsyte

The Contender

Author: Robert Lipsyte
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Book Title
The Contender
Author
Robert Lipsyte
ISBN
9780064470391
The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero.This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who overcomes hardships and finds hope in the ring on his path to becoming a contender.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. Some street kids are after him for something he didn't even do.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 boxer--that before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender.ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * New York Public Library Books for the Teen AgeBinding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Robert LipsytePublisher: HarperCollinsPublished: 02/13/2018ISBN: 9780064470391Pages: 240Weight: 0.25lbsSize: 6.70h x 4.10w x 0.80dAccelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5262 / ContenderReading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 5

The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero.

This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who overcomes hardships and finds hope in the ring on his path to becoming a contender.

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. Some street kids are after him for something he didn't even do.

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 boxer--that before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender.

ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age



Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Robert Lipsyte
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/13/2018
ISBN: 9780064470391
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.10w x 0.80d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5262 / Contender
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 5

The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero.

This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who overcomes hardships and finds hope in the ring on his path to becoming a contender.

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. Some street kids are after him for something he didn't even do.

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 boxer--that before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender.

ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's Book * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age



Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Robert Lipsyte
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 02/13/2018
ISBN: 9780064470391
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.10w x 0.80d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5262 / Contender
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 5