Alfred's life is going nowhere fast. He's a high-school dropout working at a grocery store. His best friend is drifting behind a haze of drugs and violence, and now some street punks are harassing him for something he didn't do. Feeling powerless and afraid, Alfred gathers up the courage to visit Donatelli's Gym, the neighborhood's boxing club. He wants to be a champion--on the streets and in his own life. Alfred doesn't quite understand when Mr. Donatelli tells him, "It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward." In the end, he learns that a winner isn't necessarily the one standing when the fight is over. Teens and adults alike will be knocked out by this powerful story of how a frightened boy becomes a man.
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Hardback Editions
April 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 1-4352-3289-5 / 978-1-4352-3289-1 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1999 : Library Binding
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-88103-014-7 / 978-0-88103-014-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1997 : Hardback
| Title: The Contender (and Related Readings, literature connections) Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-395-83358-2 (USA edition) Publisher: McDougal Littell Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 1991 : Hardback
| Title: Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-06-023919-0 / 978-0-06-023919-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Tegen Other Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1991 : Hardback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-606-02525-1 / 978-0-606-02525-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1989 : Hardback
| Title: The Contender (Isis Large Print for Children Cornerstone) Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 1-55736-024-3 / 9781557360243 (USA edition) Publisher: ABC-CLIO Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1987 : Hardback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-8124-1535-3 / 978-0-8124-1535-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 1967 : Library Binding
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-06-023920-4 / 978-0-06-023920-6 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 1996 : Paperback
| Title: Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-06-447152-7 / 978-0-06-447152-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Tegen Other Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1993 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte Publisher: Harper and Collins Availability: Amazon More details... |
1992 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte Publisher: Trumpet Club Availability: Amazon More details... |
1992 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-440-84741-9 / 978-0-440-84741-0 (USA edition) Publisher: The Trumpet Club Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 1987 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Lipsyte Robert ISBN: 0-694-05602-2 / 978-0-694-05602-6 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperPrism Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1987 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-06-447039-3 / 978-0-06-447039-1 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperTeen Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1987 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-590-26716-7 / 978-0-590-26716-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
1980 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-553-14690-4 / 978-0-553-14690-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1972 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 1969 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender (Topliners) Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-330-02280-6 / 978-0-330-02280-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1969 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender (Topliners) Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-333-10008-5 / 978-0-333-10008-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1967 : Paperback
| Title: The Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
December 1997 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Contender Author(s): Robert Lipsyte ISBN: 0-7887-0732-9 / 978-0-7887-0732-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
1996 : Audio CD
| Title: The Contender Author(s): ISBN: 1-4025-2295-9 / 978-1-4025-2295-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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