Lipsyte, Robert,

The Contender : and related readings. [print] - Evanston, Illinois : McDougal Littell, (c)1997. - 246 pages ; 22 cm. - Literature connections . - Literature connections. .

Literature connections sourcebook may be available. Contender written by Robert Lipsyte.

Contender Seventh round Fury Story of my life Crown of Wild Olive Rights to the Streets of Memphis Joan Benoit: U.S. Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Muhammad Ali To the field goal kicker in a slump Robert Lipsyte -- James Merrill -- Ernesto Bethancourt -- Helen Keller -- Rosemary Sutcliff -- Richard Wright -- Rina Ferrarelli -- Bill Littlefield -- Linda Pastan.

An African-American youth desperately wants to prove that he can be somebody.



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Boxing stories.
Boxing--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.

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