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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. Some street kids are after him for something he didn't even do. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli's Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it's the effort, not the win, that makes the man -- that last desperate struggle to get back on your feet when you thought you were down for the count.
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 ou! t by thi s powerful story of how a frightened boy becomes a man.The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature.In CliffsNotes on The Contender, you look into a moral tale that emphasizes the importance of the fight over the prize, the quality of the struggle over the outcome.
Following the development of the novel's protagonist, this study guide's in-depth character analysis covers the coming-of-age of a high school dropout who literally fights young boxers and figuratively braves the inner battles of peer pressure. Other features that help you figure out this important work include
- Life and background of the author, Robert Lipsyte
- Introduction to the book with a synopsis, character list, and character map
- Summaries, critical commentaries, and glossaries for each chapter
- Critical essays focusing on setting, major themes, and the author's writing style
- A review section that tests yo! ur knowledge and suggests essay topics
- A Resource Center full of books, publications, films, and Internet resources
Classic literature or modern-day treasure â€" you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.The Contenders study series of books combine Bible study with spiritual conversations that will lead readers to conclude that the Christian faith can stand up to any challenge.LitPlans are manuals full of materials for teaching specific novels and plays. Each LitPlan is written to go with a particular book title and contains study questions, quizzes, writing assignments, discussion questions, unit tests, vocabulary worksheets, daily lesson plans, group and individual assignments and activities, worksheets, games, puzzles, bulletin board ideas, written objectives for the guide and each lesson, and more. The lessons can be used as planned or teachers may use the materials provided in other ways. Number of pages in the! LitPlans varies depending on the length and complexity of the! book be ing taught, but ranges from 100-250 pages.The Contenders study series of books combine Bible study with spiritual conversations that will lead readers to conclude that the Christian faith can stand up to any challenge.
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