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The books plot centers on a black seventeenyearold man named alfred brooks, a. Donatelli describe what it takes to become a fighter. The books plot centers on a black seventeenyearold man named alfred brooks, a high school dropout living with aunt pearl and her three daughters in harlem, new york city. The website maintained by the author robert lipsyte. His best friend is drifting behind a haze of drugs and violence, and now. Describe the stairway and alfreds physicalmental state. If you get bob lipsyte talking about how the contender came to be, he will tell you. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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