The boxer
Shukla, Nikesh2019
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Told over the course of the ten rounds of his first fight, this is the story of amateur boxer Sunny. A 17 year old feeling isolated and disconnected in the city he's just moved to, Sunny joins a boxing club to learn to protect himself after a racist attack. He finds the community he's been desperately seeking at the club, and a mentor in trainer Shobu, who helps him find his place in the world. But racial tensions are rising in the city, and when a Far Right march through Bristol turns violent, Sunny is faced with losing his new best friend Keir to radicalisation.
Main title:
The boxer / Nikesh Shukla.
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Imprint:
London : Hodder Children's Books, 2019.London : Hodder Children's Books, 2019.
Collation:
280 pages ; 20 cm
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9781444940695 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Racism -- England -- FictionEngland -- Race relations -- FictionBoxing storiesYoung adult fictionOlder Teenage FictionSport StoriesInterest age: from c 12 yearsChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
BRN:
2165230