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Great Stories About Boxers
Redhanded
by Michael Cadnum YA FIC CADNUM
Steven’s
new friend Chad knows about jail and the nighttime side of life. Boxing is the
most important thing in Steven’s life, but he has to get some money, fast,
if he’s going to compete. In Chad’s world, there are many ways to get
cash – how much of a risk is Steven willing to take? He has a decision to
make, and fast, or he’ll be caught redhanded. The
Boxer by Kathleen Karr YA FIC KARR“SPARRING
TONIGHT! BAREFISTED BATTLES AT THEIR BEST! $5 purse to 4-round winner! Likely
lads invited.” This sign begins the transformation of Johnny Woods into
“the Chopper,” a boxer with smarts, determination, and an explosive
uppercut, in the tough tenement world of 1885 New York City.
The Brave by Robert Lipsyte
YA FIC LIPHaving left the Indian reservation
for the streets of New York, seventeen-year-old boxer Sonny Bear tries to harness
his inner rage by training with Alfred Brooks, who has left the sport to become
a policeman. (Sequel to The Contender.)
The Contender by Robert Lipsyte
YA FIC LIPSYTEA Harlem high school dropout
escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym, where he learns that being a contender
is hard and often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you
try. Shadow Boxer
by Chris Lynch YA FIC LYNAfter
their father dies of boxing injuries, George is determined to prevent his younger
brother, who sees boxing as his legacy, from pursuing a career in the sport. Sunday
You Learn How to Box by Bil Wright YA FIC WRIGHTLouis
Bowman lives in a housing project and boxes "just to get to the end of the
round." Sharing the ring is his ferociously stubborn mother, Jeanette Stamps;
his stepfather, Ben Stamps, the would-be savior, the sparring partner to them
both; and Ray Anthony Robinson, the neighborhood "hoodlum" in purple
polyester pants, who sets Louis's heart spinning. Fighting
Ruben Wolfe by Markus Zusak YA FIC ZUSAKCameron
and Ruben Wolfe’s family clings to the ragged edge of the working class.
When the boys hook up with a sleazy fight promoter to make some extra money, they
find that they react very differently in the ring. NONFICTION
The Prizefighters : an intimate look at champions and
contenders
by Arlene Schulman
796.83 SCHULMAN Muhammad
Ali: Boxing’s Best (video) 921 ALI Boxing
in Black and White by Peter Bacho 796.83 BACHO Thirty
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