Seventeen-year-old Abraham is in love, but his girlfriend and the grandmother who raised him are worried about his fighting--and things only get worse when his uncle introduces him to boxing.
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Seventeen-year-old Abraham is in love, but his girlfriend and the grandmother who raised him are worried about his fighting--and things only get worse when his uncle introduces him to boxing.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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131 pages. Young adult fiction. Texas Chicano author. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Inscribed by the author. In his junior year, seventeen-year-old Abraham learns how to drive a stick shift. He falls in love for the first time. And he has been in three fights and suspended twice, all before Thanksgiving. His grandmother and her girlfriend, the ones who have raised him, fear for his life and the hard future that awaits him. "He needs a father, " his grandmother says. "He needs a man. I can't do this, Becky. We can't. Not on our own." Soon, his Uncle Claudiothe son with a fat police file who has hurt his mother so many timesis back in the house. Determined to make a man of his nephew, he takes the boy to the gym and shows him how to use free weights and become bigger and stronger. Meanwhile, Abraham's feelings for his friend Ophelia grow, and she tries to understand why he fights. "This will end badly, " she warns. "Nothing good can come from this." At school, Abraham learns about genetics, and he wonders if people are born bad. Is it in their DNA? Was he born to punch and kick and scream a.
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Good. Size: 5x0x8; Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Juvenile Fiction: Good Ex-library Trade Paperback with labels, stamps, and library slip taped to rear cover, creases and nicks, prompt shipping with tracking.