Name: The Chief
ISBN: 9780061995859

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Who It's For

Good for readers interested in boxing storiesReaders drawn to stories about fame and belonging

Book Details

Authors: Robert Lipsyte
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: April 6, 2010
Format: Ebook
Theme: Skateboarding · Football
Reading lane: Skateboarding

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Coming of Age
Contemporary YA Fantasy
Native American YA
YA Science Fiction

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Class & Inequality for Teens
Friendship for Teens
Finding Your Footing
Sports Stories

About This Book

A fight for his people. Sonny Bear, the Tomahawk Kid, has a championship left hook. But his boxing career's going nowhere, and he's ready to hang it up. Then his manager, tough ex-cop Alfred Brooks, and his "writer," college boy Martin Malcolm Witherspoon, scheme Sonny into a glitzy Las Vegas match. Suddenly he's everybody's darling and headed for Hollywood stardom. But fame isn't all it's cracked up to be, and Sonny needs to make the fight of his life to decide where he rea...

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A fight for his people. Sonny Bear, the Tomahawk Kid, has a championship left hook. But his boxing career's going nowhere, and he's ready to hang it up. Then his manager, tough ex-cop Alfred Brooks, and his "writer," college boy Martin Malcolm Witherspoon, scheme Sonny into a glitzy Las Vegas match. Suddenly he's everybody's darling and headed for Hollywood stardom. But fame isn't all it's cracked up to be, and Sonny needs to make the fight of his life to decide where he really belongs.