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jpluff2334 's review for:
The Contender
by Robert Lipsyte
I was judging this book pretty hard at the start knowing it was older and was written by a white man trying to take on Black characters and heavy topics. It bothered me that this was the case but given it was written in 1967 I have a little bit more forgiveness for that. The story was moving & I loved Alfred and his drive to become a boxer. The book showed what true genuine friendship can be and what it really takes to be a contender.