Contender, The by Lipsyte, Robert Reviewed by Ariel , age 14 The contender by robert lipsyte A kid named Alfred Brooks he does not live in a very good place to grow up at. So he tries to make something out of himself since he has no parents he has to live with his aunt & uncle. He also doesn’t hang around the right people so it’s harder for him to grow up. He also did not finish school. He gets into boxing and he will hope that it will work out for him, but he has a friend named James and he really needs help but Alfred can’t be practicing, working out, helping James, and try to earn money at work so he needs to decide what to do. “Don’t worry about that, I got plenty of blood for you.” I think it’s a good quote in the book because it shows that no matter what someone will always be there for you or you might be there for them. Alfred Brooks is a guy that you would like to have as a friend. He is responsible and will always be there for you. He will never give up on what he wants. He will get his mind on something & he will try to do it as best as possible. You can say that Alfred is a Contender. The story takes place in a ghetto area in Harlem, N.Y during the year 1960’s. The part about the book that I like is when the author gave flashbacks during the story. For example he would describe two things & then put it all together and it makes since. I think the theme of the book is “never give up on something that you want” don’t let someone else bring you down you do what you want. What amazes me the most about it is how people do what they do now days and back in the days. I think people who are struggling with life at the moment should read the book also a person who likes boxing they would probably like the book for motivation, because every has something that motivates them. Other reviews of this book were also done by: Rusty, age 14 Tess, age 14 Alisha, age 14 Peter , age 13 Jamiel, age 14 Peter , age 13 Halleigh, age 13 Jeanette, age 13 Alex, age 13 Jeanette, age 13 zack, age 14 Karla , age 14 Diana , age 14 Jeanette, age 13 Junior , age 15 Vanessa, age 15 Zack, age 14 amber, age 14 Perla, age 13 Caitlyn, age 13 Jesus, age 14 Joey, age 14 Jennifer, age 14 Joey, age 14 Jesus, age 14 chris, age 14 Priscilla, age 13 Cristal, age 14 Hector, age 13 Shy, age 13 Andy, age 13 Beatriz, age 14 Tyler, age 14 Cameron, age 14 rodrick, age 14 jacquez, age 14 Anaise, age 14 Ashley, age 13 Delvon, age 14 randy, age 15 Armando, age 13 Angel, age 14 zack, age 15 cristian, age 13 ivy, age 13 Ivan, age 14 TOMAS, age 13 Gaby, age 14 Laura, age 13 luis, age 14 Jonathan , age 13 Hannah, age 14 Lucero, age 14 Haley , age 13 tabitha , age 14 Briana, age 14 christopher, age 14 Bobbie, age 14 oscar , age 59 jose, age 14 Daniel , age 14 Gabriel, age 14 juan, age 14 Carolina, age 14 Chris, age 14 Heather, age 14 jake, age 14 Brea, age 13 Dustin, age 13 Jessica, age 13 mary, age 14 Dustin, age 0 Jessica, age 0 Edwin, age 0 Christian, age 0 Samuel, age 0 Curtis, age 0 Elizabeth, age 0 Christian, age 14 Ashleigh, age 14 curtis, age 15 Elizabeth, age 14 Efrain, age 14 Carlos , age 14 Samuel, age 14 Kaley, age 13 Whitney, age 15 Kaley, age 14

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