Contender, The by Lipsyte, Robert Reviewed by mary, age 14 The Contender Alfred brooks grew up in Harlem ,NY. He works for a man named Lou Epstein taking out the trash ,sweeping and stocking the groceries in the store. He has a bestfriend named James and they've been friends since they were little. James hangs out with his neew friends , but they're nothing but trouble. James starts making the wrong decisions and they get him in big trouble. James and his "new friends" make up a plan to rob the same store Where Alfred works , but the plan fails due to the new silent alarm Mr.Epstein just installed. After that jame's friends go back and beat Alfred up but why?. Afred Brooks is a bold and courageous young man that sets and gets to his goals. Aunt Pearl looks out for him because his mother died. She keeps Alfred out of trouble and shows him the right way to go. Mr.Donatelli helps Alfred train to pursue his dream of being a boxer. James is a misled boy who does all the wrong things. He lets others influence him in the wrong ways. Major and holis(jame's friends) are two low lives that try to ruin Alred's life after they have already ruined Jame's life. They're lives are bad so I guess they think it's ok for them to ruin other peoples lives too. This story takes place in New York and it takes palce in the 1960's. The author gave really good decriptions that made pictures in my mind which made me understand they book a lot better. This book made me think about working on my goals and my dreams. I don't have to worry about what people think i can just go on with what i have to do. I'm just worried about my life and not what anyone says or thinks. This book gives a lot of courage to anyone who seeks it. If they really have their head in it then they will get to their destiny. conflict: Major, Holis and James rob the store Alfred wroks at. Major and Holis come back and beat Alfred why? Major and Holis try to get Afred off track with his traing by getting him to drink and do drugs does it work? "Don't worry about that James, I got plenty of blood for you." carefully,Alfred guided him over the rocks and the bushes and the new snow, toward the lights of the avenue. This is important because no matter how James acted toward Alfred, He was still there for James through it all. 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 jake, age 14 Brea, age 13 Dustin, age 13 Jessica, age 13 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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