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   Robert Lipsyte. 3.64. 4,569 ratings594 reviews. Before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender. Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a highschool dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction.

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3. www.cliffsnotes.com › c › the-contenderBook Summary - CliffsNotes

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   Book Summary. The Contender is a coming-of-age novel whose protagonist, a black seventeen-year-old high school dropout named Alfred Brooks, lives with his Aunt Pearl and her three daughters in Harlem, a predominantly African American neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, in the mid-1960s. Alfred's father deserted the family when Alfred was ...

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   The Contender is the debut novel by American author and sports journalist Robert Lipsyte. It was published in 1967. The book's plot centers on a black seventeen-year-old man named Alfred Brooks, a high school dropout living with Aunt Pearl and her three daughters in Harlem, New York City.

   • Author: Robert Lipsyte
   • Publication date: 1967

   • Pages: 227 pp
   • Publisher: Harper & Row

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   • The Contender explores themes of resilience, identity, and the transformative power of sports. Explore the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Alfred Brooks, and explanations of important quotes from The Contender. Go to BN.com to get your copy of these helpful resources. QUIZ: Which Greek God Are You?

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   Who is Alfred Brooks in 'the contender' by Robert Lipsyte?

   • The Contender is the debut novel by American author and sports journalist Robert Lipsyte. It was published in 1967. The book's plot centers on a black seventeen-year-old man named Alfred Brooks, a high school dropout living with Aunt Pearl and her three daughters in Harlem, New York City.

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   • If you like to dig yourself into a thrilling and life learning novel, than this is for you. The Contender written by Robert Lipsyte, shows us through the main character how to live the right way and the choices the character makes. The story shows a 17-year-old who fights many problems in his life to do what he wants to do.

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   Robert Lipsyte. The Contender Full Book Summary. Previous Next. The protagonist, Alfred Brooks is hanging out with his best friend, James, and James's friends Major and Hollis. The three of them want to break into the Epsteins' grocery store where Alfred works.

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   Feb 13, 2018 · The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero. This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who overcomes hardships and finds hope in the ring on ...

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    Jan 26, 2010 · This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who...

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    The Contender explores themes of resilience, identity, and the transformative power of sports. Explore the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Alfred Brooks, and explanations of important quotes from The Contender.