The Power of One
New York : Delacorte Press, 2005.
Format: Book
Edition: Young readers' condensed edition.
Description: 291 pages ; 22 cm
Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
Subjects:
Self-confidence.
Conduct of life.
Boxing.
Prejudices.
Apartheid.
Prisons.
World War, 1939-1945 -- South Africa.
South Africa -- History -- 1909-1961.
Self-confidence.
Conduct of life.
Boxing.
Prejudices.
Apartheid.
Prisons.
World War, 1939-1945 -- South Africa.
South Africa -- History -- 1909-1961.
Target Audience: 940L
ISBN:
0385732546 (trade)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TF Courtenay | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Teen | In |