OLDER FICTION
Karr, Kathleen

The Boxer

(2) YA Narrated by fifteen-year-old John Aloysius Xavier Woods, the measured plot traces his boxing career, from saloon bouts to his first prizefight, against a vivid backdrop of 1880s Manhattan. Johnny emerges as a sympathetic, admirable character who, in between matches, cares for his siblings, pursues an education, and saves money to move his family from their crowded tenement.

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