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4 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812415353
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 04 March 2003
Description
Before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender. Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highschool dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. Some street kids are af...
Community Reviews Summary of 277 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
emotional 28%
hopeful 28%
sad 28%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 42%Average rating
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Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuseModerate
Cursing, Drug use, Death of parent
4 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812415353
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Publication date: 04 March 2003
Description
Before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender. Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highschool dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. Some street kids are af...
Community Reviews Summary of 277 reviews
Moods
reflective 42%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
emotional 28%
hopeful 28%
sad 28%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, Drug abuseModerate
Cursing, Drug use, Death of parent