Language Arts.A 17-year-old Harlem boy struggles to become a champion boxer in this excellent novel [recommended] for use in the early phases of secondary school literature study.
Language ArtsA 17-year-old Harlem boy struggles to become a champion boxer in this excellent novel [recommended] for use in the early phases of secondary school literature study.
Children's LiteratureThe Contender's Robert Lipsyte is the literary grandfather of modern sports series writers like Matt Christopher. However, young readers with a passion for this genre will quickly loose interest. The painfully stiff dialogue, the descriptive narrative with no visible emotional core, and a clearly old-fashioned New York City make this text boring and difficult.
