The contender
(Book)
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Berwyn Public Library - Teen Stacks | TEEN LIPSYTE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Boxing stories -- Juvenile fiction.
Determination (Personality trait) -- Juvenile fiction.
Gangs -- Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
High school dropouts -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Boxing stories -- Juvenile fiction.
Determination (Personality trait) -- Juvenile fiction.
Gangs -- Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
High school dropouts -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.
More Details
Published
New York : Harper, [2018].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
217 pages, 2 pages ; 17 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.5, 5 Points
Level 4.5, 5 Points
Lexile measure
690
Notes
General Note
"Copyright 1967 by Robert M. Lipsyte"--Title page verso.
General Note
Excerpt from Warrior Angel.
Description
A 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.
Target Audience
690 L,Lexile
Study Program Information
5262.,Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.5,5.0.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,6.1,8.0,2486.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lipsyte, R. (2018). The contender (Revised paperback edition.). Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lipsyte, Robert. 2018. The Contender. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender Harper, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender Revised paperback edition., Harper, 2018.
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