Contender, The by Lipsyte, Robert Reviewed by jake, age 14 The Contender by Robert Lipsyte Alfred is a young boy in the ghetto trying to stay positive and get away from bad influences so he takes up boxing. Alfred tries to stay away from negative people like his ex-friend Major. Alfred must prove to everyone and himself that he is a contender. This classic is a great story for people who like hope and grit in their books. A good quote for this book is when Mr. Donatelli is asked by Alfred if,” when you said being a contender you didn’t mean boxing did you?” This is a good quote because it shows his situation in his life, Trying to be positive…different than everyone around him. But most importantly Alfred must try to be a contender in his life. Alfred is the only main character in this novel. He is a quiet good hearted kid who lives in the gritty streets and takes up boxing. This book takes place in Harlem NY. The author was great with metaphors for example, “Two iron rods slammed into his stomach.” This is great vivid detail that many people enjoy. Alfred accidentally gets James arrested and Major thought he told on him. Also Alfred starts boxing and wants to be a contender but is doubted he has one last chance to prove he is a contender. This book strikes me as sad and exciting. Sad is like how James gets hooked on drugs and messes up his life. Exciting, like how Alfred boxes and goes through very suspenseful moments. I think anyone can get into this book because it is a great novel and very suspenseful. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Other reviews of this book were also done by: Rusty, age 14 Ariel , 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 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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