Knockout
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 339 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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.
Subjects:
Prematurely born children -- Juvenile fiction.
Children of divorced parents -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Boxing stories.
Novels in verse -- Juvenile fiction.
Divorce -- Juvenile fiction.
Prematurely born children -- Juvenile fiction.
Children of divorced parents -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Boxing stories.
Novels in verse -- Juvenile fiction.
Divorce -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 610L
ISBN:
9781452163581