Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highschool dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. Some street kids are after him for something he didn't even do. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli's Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it's the effort, not the win, that makes the man -- that last desperate struggle to get back on your feet when you thought you were down for the count.
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Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highschool dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. Some street kids are after him for something he didn't even do. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli's Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it's the effort, not the win, that makes the man -- that last desperate struggle to get back on your feet when you thought you were down for the count.
Imprint | HarperCollins Publishers |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 2018 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | March 2003 |
Authors | Robert Lipsyte |
Dimensions | 172 x 104 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Mass Market |
Pages | 227 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-447039-1 |
Barcode | 9780064470391 |
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LSN | 0-06-447039-3 |