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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackEAN: 9780064470391 ISBN: 0064470393 Label: HarperTeen Manufacturer: HarperTeen Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: April 01, 1987 Publisher: HarperTeen Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: April 01, 1987 Studio: HarperTeen Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Alfred's life is going nowhere fast. He's a high-school dropout working at a grocery store. His best friend is drifting behind a haze of drugs and violence, and now some street punks are harassing him for something he didn't do. Feeling powerless and afraid, Alfred gathers up the courage to visit Donatelli's Gym, the neighborhood's boxing club. He wants to be a champion--on the streets and in his own life. Alfred doesn't quite understand when Mr. Donatelli tells him, "It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward." In the end, he learns that a winner isn't necessarily the one standing when the fight is over. Teens and adults alike will be knocked out by this powerful story of how a frightened boy becomes a man. Product Description: 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 after him for something he didn't even do. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli's Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it's the effort, not the win, that makes the man -- that last desperate struggle to get back on your feet when you thought you were down for the count. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Contender Loses Steam Along the Way!Robert Lipsyte's novel, The Contender, is written for pre-teens and struggling students. The story is about Alfred Brooks, a young Harlem teen who works at a grocery store and discovers boxing through Donatelli, a successful coach. Until then, Alfred has dropped out of high school at 11th grade to work a dead-end job at family owned supermarket in Harlem. It's not until his friends Henry and James get in trouble that he decides to take up boxing with Donatelli who sees a contender much like the film, ... Read More Rating: - Okthe author of this book is a fantastic writer, but this book overall was nothing special. i was forced to read it for my 7th grade adv. Lang. arts class, and was a little disapointed. I ended up being bored to tears in class ,and got the cliff notes. I think I would have enjoyed the book better if I read it myself not in a classroom. I think it deserves 3 stars. Its ok thats it. It is about how a boy can change his life by taking up boxing. Good luck if you have to read it (= Rating:  - Inspiring and IntenseThe streets of Harlem are a nasty place to live. Drugs, alcohol, and stealing are just a few of the problems that you would face if you lived there. This is where Alfred Brooks is living. He lives in a small apartment with his aunt Pearl and his three younger cousins. He is a high school dropout and is having trouble keeping his current low-paying job at the local grocery store. His only true friend, James, is slowly sinking into drug trouble. Things aren't looking up for him, to say the least. ... Read More Rating: - An Adult's ReviewSet in Harlem in the 1960s, The Contender is a moving story about a 16 year old named Alfred Brooks who lives with his aunt and cousins in a small, dingy apartment. His father has long since disappeared, his mother died of pneumonia, and Alfred, essentially a very good kid, has made some mistakes. He dropped out of high school and now works sweeping floors in a grocery store. His best friend James hangs out with thugs and drug users and is quickly becoming an addict himself. One evening when Alfred goes ... Read More Rating: - Great Book!!This story is about a teenager named Alfred Brooks, and in the book he is simply trying to make a life for himself. He dropped out of High School, and he's working at a grocery store. To make things even worse, his friend is turning to drugs and he is getting harassed by a group of guys. Alfred decides to go to Donatelli's gym, because he wants to become a champion, a boxer. My english class read this book, and I enjoyed it. I think you should read the book, and maybe it'll make you think about ... Read More |
