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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
August 27, 2013
Pages
212
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9781442474727
ISBN-10
1442474726
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.46 lbs.
Original list price
$9.99
Other format details
juvenile
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Strength and resilience fuel an urban teenâs fight for survival in this acclaimed novel from Bil Wright that âdelivers a knock-out punchâ (Venus Magazine).
Fourteen-year-old Louis Bowman lives in a boxing ringâa housing project circa 1968âand is fighting âjust to get to the end of the round.â Sharing the ring is his mother, Jeanette Stamps, a ferociously stubborn woman battling for her own dreams to be realized; his stepfather, Ben Stamps, the would-be savior, who becomes the sparring partner to them both; and the enigmatic Ray Anthony Robinson, the neighborhood âhoodlumâ in purple polyester pants, who sets young Louisâs heart spinning with the first stirrings of sexual longing.
Bil Wright deftly evokes an unrelenting world with quirky humor and a clear-eyed perspective in this âdeeply felt coming-of-age novelâ that âreads like the best of memoirsâ (School Library Journal).
Fourteen-year-old Louis Bowman lives in a boxing ringâa housing project circa 1968âand is fighting âjust to get to the end of the round.â Sharing the ring is his mother, Jeanette Stamps, a ferociously stubborn woman battling for her own dreams to be realized; his stepfather, Ben Stamps, the would-be savior, who becomes the sparring partner to them both; and the enigmatic Ray Anthony Robinson, the neighborhood âhoodlumâ in purple polyester pants, who sets young Louisâs heart spinning with the first stirrings of sexual longing.
Bil Wright deftly evokes an unrelenting world with quirky humor and a clear-eyed perspective in this âdeeply felt coming-of-age novelâ that âreads like the best of memoirsâ (School Library Journal).
Editions
Hardcover
Reissue edition from Simon & Schuster (August 27, 2013)
9781442474741 | details & prices | 212 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.99
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (August 27, 2013)
9781442474727 | details & prices | 212 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.46 lbs | List price $9.99
About: Strength and resilience fuel an urban teenâs fight for survival in this acclaimed novel from Bil Wright that âdelivers a knock-out punchâ (Venus Magazine).
About: Strength and resilience fuel an urban teenâs fight for survival in this acclaimed novel from Bil Wright that âdelivers a knock-out punchâ (Venus Magazine).
from Touchstone Books (February 4, 2000)
9780684857954 | details & prices | 220 pages | 4.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $16.95
About: Tells the story of Louis Bowman, a fourteen-year-old African American, coming to terms with his family and his homosexuality in the projects
About: Tells the story of Louis Bowman, a fourteen-year-old African American, coming to terms with his family and his homosexuality in the projects
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 18, 2008)
9781435242296 | details & prices | 220 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.56 lbs | List price $25.95
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