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Fight Back
Contributor(s): Sherrard, Brent R. (Author)
ISBN: 1459408586     ISBN-13: 9781459408586
Publisher: James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $8.54  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2015
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 770
Series: Lorimer SideStreets
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.3" W x 6.9" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 180854
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Tyler Josten has never caught a break. Abandoned by his mother, physically and emotionally abused by his father, he grows up with a wild temper, fighting anyone he sees as a bully--including the police. When he gets into trouble with the law, his grandmother gives up on him, and he is placed in foster care to wait for his court date.

The Conways welcome Tyler into the kind of home he never imagined, one full of comfort and compassion. When Wayne Conway starts teaching him how to box, Tyler's uneasiness with people caring about him begins to disappear. With a controlled outlet for the violence instilled in him, Tyler starts taking responsibility for his life and his actions. But he still has to be able to trust other people--and himself.

Contributor Bio(s): Sherrard, Brent R.: - BRENT R. SHERRARD is the author of the Lorimer SideStreets novels Fight Boy, Final Takedown, and Wasted, the latter two of which received commendations from the Canadian Children's Book Centre. He and his wife, Valerie, live in Miramachi, New Brunswick.