The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero.
He\'s a high-school dropout and his grocery store job is.
Alfred Brooks is scared.
Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who overcomes hardships and finds hope in the ring on his path to becoming a contender.
This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A.
The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero