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The Boxer
Overview
Told over the course of the ten rounds of his first fight, this is the story of amateur boxer Sunny. A seventeen year old feeling isolated and disconnected in the city he's just moved to, Sunny joins a boxing club to learn to protect himself after a racist attack. He finds the community he's been desperately seeking at the club, and a mentor in trainer Shobu, who helps him find his place in the world. But racial tensions are rising in the city, and when a Far Right march through Bristol turns violent, Sunny is faced with losing his new best friend Keir to radicalisation. A gripping, life-affirming YA novel about friendship, radicalisation and finding where you belong.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781444940695
- ISBN-10: 1444940694
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Books
- Publish Date: August 2019
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 288
- Reading Level: Ages 8-12
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