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9780374309213

The Boxer

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  • ISBN13:

    9780374309213

  • ISBN10:

    0374309213

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2000-10-18
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

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Summary

Fifteen-year-old Johnny Woods has struggled to support his family since his father ran off two years before, and sacrifices his schooling in the process. As a natural-born fighter with street smarts and determination, he discovers boxing. Although boxing is illegal in 1885 New York, Johnny powers his way through every obstacle.

Author Biography

Kathleen Karr is the author of several books, including The Great Turkey Walk, which was named a Best Book of the Year by both School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. She lives with her family in Washington, D.C.

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From The Boxer

Brought it on my own head, I had. My ma's always been after me not to fight. But what's a little fellow like me meant to do? Seems like there's always been someone after me for one thing or the other, always been someone bigger. Tonight had just seemed like a reasonable solution to a lot of things. Tonight in the room behind Brodie's Saloon. Just my luck Brodie was behind on his payoffs. Just my luck New York City's finest picked tonight for a raid. I twisted up a little tighter, trying not to let too much of me touch the filthy mattress. The bruises from Brodie's back room began to throb. Everywhere, it felt like. I closed my eyes and tried not to breathe the cell's loathsome air.
Where had I gone wrong?
Excerpted from The Boxer by Kathleen Karr
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