Girlfight [Mass Market Paperback]

Frank Lauria (Author)

Book Description

"You're nothing but trouble..."
"You'll never amount to anything..."

YOU WILL PROVE THEM WRONG

Nothing comes easy for Diana Guzman. She's in trouble at school, her father underestimates her, and her friends are few. Then, in a gritty Brooklyn gym, she discovers the secret world of boxing. Day by day, as she trains in secret, she finds an outlet for all her anger, energy, and frustration. And Adrian, a handsome young boxer with dreams of his own, is soon part of the attraction.

Now Diana is feeling something new -- confidence, pride, respect. She's standing a little bit taller, and in the blood, sweat, and roar of the ring, she's going the distance. But the cost of winning may be the love she has just begun to taste...

Editorial Reviews

Review

Vogue Girlfight's promising young director, Karyn Kusama, keeps the tone raw, with an unsentimental momentum that made the film a standout at this year's Sundance Film Festival...Diana's growing confidence as she carves out an athlete's discipline, not to mention her phenomenal strength, cannot help being inspiring. -- Review

About the Author

A native of Brooklyn, Frank Lauria is the author of the Minstrel Books tie-ins Alaska and The Mask of Zorro. For other publishers he has novelized End of Days, Pitch Black, and Dark City. He has published eleven novels for adults, including three bestsellers. He has written magazine articles and book reviews and has been an advertising and publishing copy writer and a book editor. Frank Lauria currently teaches a writing workshop in San Francisco, where he lives.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse (October 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743419057
• ISBN-13: 978-0743419055
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,237,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, July 29, 2001

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Megan (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girlfight (Mass Market Paperback)

Frank Lauria captured the heart, determination, and motivation of a young girl who wants a better life. Consumed with anger she gets into fights often, but learns she can channel that anger by boxing it out. But she has her own problems with a neglegtic father and a part-time best friend. She meets Adrian, another young man with a dream, and they become involved with each other. It's an amazing story full of love, betrayal, and above all, hope.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the best!!, October 16, 2000

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Jessenia (Hillside, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girlfight (Mass Market Paperback)

This movie is the greatest that I've seen in a long time that puts minority's at there best. It proves that you don't have to be a man to follow your dreams and achieve them. I know that this movie has a huge asset of inspiration that will affect little girls as well as women everywhere. Michelle Rodriguez is a beautiful, as well as very talented, actress that has the "umph" to take her beyond the stars. I expect to see this girl very soon in another movie with another riveting performance.

5.0 out of 5 stars Girlfight, December 21, 2008

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This review is from: Girlfight (Mass Market Paperback)

This review is Much too late, but here it is. I never even knew this book existed until one day I was looking for a proper widescreen version of the film. Loving the movie, it was a no brainer for me to buy the book. Having read it, I'm loving it even more. One of my personal favorite films starring Michelle Rodriguez. Loving her too.