Book
The Contender
- Published
- 1991
- Genre
- Fiction
- Words
- 36119
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.5
- Lexile
- 690L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–17
After a successful start in a boxing career, a Harlem high school dropout decides that competing in the ring isn't enough of a life and resolves to aim for different goals.
Collections
Halsted - Best Friends
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780064471527
- ISBN-10
- 0064471527
Tags
Award Winners-Margaret A. Edwards AwardFamily Life-Growing UpHalsted Best FriendsPeople-African AmericanRecommended Reading-NY Publ. Library Best Books for the Teen AgeSocial Issues-PovertySocial Issues-ViolenceSportsYoung Adult