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Contender | Robert Lipsyte
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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 Aflred begins going to Donatelli's Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that's trained champions. There he learns it's the effort, not the win, that makes the man, that last desperate struggle to get back on your feet when you thought you were down for the count.
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The Contender | Robert Lipsyte
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Alfred Brooks is a high school dropout with a dead end job, his best friend is struggling with addiction, and he worries he can‘t help. Alfred wants a better shot for himself and his future, so he starts training at Donatelli‘s Gym, a boxing club in Harlem known for growing champions of the sport. But being a good boxer doesn‘t come as easily as expected.

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TheSpineView Thanks for the tag! I'll have to think on this one a bit. 5mo
Karisimo Great pick! Thanks for sharing and tagging!!! 5mo
dabbe @Karisimo 🩶🖤🩶 5mo
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The Contender | Robert Lipsyte
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I‘m not sure if I‘ve read this book has anyone else read this

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Aleida
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Had to read this in the eighth grade. 1984. I‘m so pleased it‘s still in circulation.