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Acclaimed novelist Robert Lipsyte has returned with the long-awaited conclusion to the groundbreaking series begun in 1967 with The Contender, and followed up with The Brave and The Chief. Sonny Bear, the Native American heavyweight-boxing champ, is on a fast track to defeat until a mysterious new kid enters the ring.
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Booklist called The Contender "a novel filled with hardships and hope, " VOYA praised The Brave as "a hard-hitting powerhouse of a novel, " and Publishers Weekly raved in a starred review that The Chief produced "a heart-pounding read."
Recently awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in young adult literature, Lipsyte's name is synonymous with high-quality, gripping fiction. An award-winning sportswriter for the New York Times, he has created a realistically gritty world of professional sports in this boxing saga.
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