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It's not the type of book I usually read but I found I really enjoyed it. I would have liked the finish to be more complete.
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The Contender
The Contender
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Before you can be a champion, — you have to be a contender. Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highschool 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 Donatell... more »
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ISBN-13: 9780881030143
ISBN-10: 0881030147
Publication Date: 10/1999
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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ISBN-10: 0881030147
Publication Date: 10/1999
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating: ?
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Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
Book Type: School Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Book Type: School Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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A gut-wrenching story of life in the black ghetto written in the late 1960's. It was read during high school and has a sticker on the front that says MATURE. Content contains graphic violence and racism and the language to go along with it.
Alfred Brooks was part of the murky dropout world of junkies and petty theives. He lived in Harlem, where staying away from Whitey was the first rule of any street gang. Any member who broke this code could expect the worst the gang could give. Alfred Brooks wanted to make it straight-but he had a conflict. He wanted to stay alive as well.
Alfred Brooks was part of the murky dropout world of junkies and petty theives. He lived in Harlem, where staying away from Whitey was the first rule of any street gang. Any member who broke this code could expect the worst the gang could give. Alfred Brooks wanted to make it straight-but he had a conflict. He wanted to stay alive as well.
Genres:
- Children's Books >> Ages 9-12 >> General
- Children's Books >> People & Places >> Multicultural Stories >> Black & African American Stories
- Children's Books >> Authors & Illustrators, A-Z >> ( L ) >> Lipsyte, Robert
- Teen & Young Adult >> Literature & Fiction >> General
- Teen & Young Adult >> Authors, A-Z >> ( L ) >> Lipsyte, Robert
