The Contender
(Book)

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Author
Lipsyte, Robert.
Published
New York : Harper & Row, �1967.
Physical Desc
182 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Status
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Teen Fiction / HISTORICAL
TEEN / LIPSY, R / contende
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction.
Boxing stories.
Gangs -- Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction.
High school dropouts -- Juvenile fiction.
Sports stories.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American teenage boys.
Boxing stories.
Fiction.
Gangs.
High school dropouts.
Juvenile works.
New York (State) -- New York -- Harlem.
Sports stories.
Other Subjects
African American boxers -- Fiction.
African American teenage boys -- Fiction.
African American teenagers -- Fiction.
African American youth -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Boxing -- Fiction.
Boxing -- Fiction.
Boxing -- Fiction.
Dropouts -- Fiction.
Gangs -- Fiction.
Ghettoes, African American -- Fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
High school dropouts -- Fiction.
Juvenile delinquency -- Fiction.
Sports -- Fiction.

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Published
New York : Harper & Row, �1967.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 4.5, 5 Points

Notes

Description
A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym, where he learns that being a contender is hard and often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you try.
Target Audience
Lexile: 760.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Lipsyte, R. (1967). The Contender . Harper & Row.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lipsyte, Robert. 1967. The Contender. Harper & Row.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender Harper & Row, 1967.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender Harper & Row, 1967.

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