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The Chief by Robert Lipsyte

The Chief

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Robert Lipsyte

HarperCollins · Ebook · April 6, 2010

A fight for his people.

Coming of AgeSports StoriesNative American YAbook club
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Who it’s for
Readers interested in boxing stories
Themes
Boxing, The costs of fame, Finding where one belongs
Genres
Sports Stories, Native American YA, Coming of Age

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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.

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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.

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in boxing stories
  • Readers drawn to stories about fame and belonging

Where it sits

Sports Stories66%
Native American YA65%
Coming of Age30%

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Publisher categories

  • 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
Authors
Robert Lipsyte
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 6, 2010
Format
Ebook
Theme
Boxing · The costs of fame · Finding where one belongs
Reading lane
Coming of Age