boxing

Don Apolinar urges Jimmy, who lives in a small Caribbean town where there is not much to do, to start training at the boxing gym and to read about Muhammad Ali. Jimmy begins to realize that he is a good boxer and finds that he would be happy running the gym and improving his hometown.

A look at the early years of boxer 'Irish' Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid-1980s.

Jair has always felt that he has to prove himself, but when Zander, the new kid, beats him in a fight and posts it on YouTube, Jair's humiliation and anger pushes him to make a poor decision.

Seventeen-year-old Abraham is in love, but his girlfriend and the grandmother who raised him are worried about his fighting, and things only get worse when his uncle introduces him to boxing.

Provides fun facts and brief histories of each type of combat sports played in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

After their father dies of boxing injuries, George is determined to prevent his younger brother, who sees boxing as his legacy, from pursuing a career in the sport.

Provides fun facts and brief histories of each type of combat sports played in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

"After not being allowed to take a boxing class at her school because she is a girl, Fleur deals with bullying and disapproval in her quest to set things right and ensure equal opportunity for all students"--OCLc.

"Paulina, nicknamed Feather, leaves her piano to take up boxing, showing her father and brothers that she will stand up for herself"--Provided by publisher.

Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.