The contender
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Author:
Lipsyte, Robert,
Published:
New York, NY : HarperTrophy, 1993, c1967.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
227, 4 pages 311767; 18 cm.
Lexile measure:
690L
Rating:
760
Status:
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Description

Feeling the pressures of Harlem life and its drug problems, police, and street fights, a seventeen-year-old high school drop-out turns to boxing.

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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Boxing stories.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Juvenile delinquency -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Boxing -- Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Juvenile delinquency -- Fiction.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0064470393, 9780064470391
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 4.5, 5 Points
Lexile measure:
690

Notes

General Note
Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, c1967.
Description
Feeling the pressures of Harlem life and its drug problems, police, and street fights, a seventeen-year-old high school drop-out turns to boxing.
Target Audience
760,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,4.5,5.0,5262.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Lipsyte, R. (19931967). The contender. New York, NY, HarperTrophy.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lipsyte, Robert. 19931967. The Contender. New York, NY, HarperTrophy.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lipsyte, Robert, The Contender. New York, NY, HarperTrophy, 19931967.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender. New York, NY, HarperTrophy, 19931967.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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