Shadow Boxer [Paperback]

Chris Lynch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1995 | Age Level: 10 and up

I was nine years old the first time I hit my father and made him bleed. He was proud.

It's now five years after his father's death, and fourteen-year-old George is the man of the family. He knows all too well how brutal the life of a fighter can be. Didn't it kill his father?

But Monty, George's younger brother, has a completely different attitude. Boxing comes naturally to him. It's in his blood. He thinks of it as his father's legacy.

Unless George figures out a way to stop it, will boxing kill Monty, too?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

According to PW, this debut novel about two brothers growing up in a poor neighborhood near Boston is "often moving, occasionally funny and quite promising." Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up?George, 14, struggles with the increasingly difficult responsibility of guiding and protecting his younger brother, who wants only to live his own life. A realistic inner-city setting, gripping situations, and courageous characters.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (April 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064471128
• ISBN-13: 978-0064471121
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,401,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shadow Boxer, May 21, 2003

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Robert Palmer (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Boxer (Paperback)

Shadow Boxer by Chris Lynch was a great book for the younger teenage audience. This heartfelt story is about an older brother trying to guide and show his younger brother the way because their father is not around to do it. Their father died several years before from boxing and Monty, the youngest of the two brothers had caught the boxing bug. George, his mother, and the boys uncle Archy do everything they can to get Monty out of the ring. In the end they expose him to the truth to bring him back to reality.
The story takes place in inner city New York and deals with many of the hardships that inner city youth face. The boys are introduced to a big brother because there mom fears it may be the only way to save Monty and that it may do the boys some good. George takes this offensively because it makes him feel as though he has screwed up on raising his younger brother who assumes responsibility for.
I would recommend reading this book because it is an easy read for the high school level and it is a really great book. From the beginning you connect with the characters and really get an understanding for why they are the way they are. As an older brother I really enjoyed seeing how George felt the responsibility for his younger brother and always wanted to protect him.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ok if u like boxing, January 12, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Shadow Boxer (Paperback)

Shadow boxer was a pretty good book. It was about a kid that lost his father because of boxing. So he wanted to become a boxer and be better and win for his father. The setting was in the inner city of New York. So he had alot of outher kids that he could fight for fun. I think that the book was pretty good. I would tell other kids to read the book if tey like to read or talk about boxing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shadow Boxer, March 29, 2000

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Kevin Pitamber (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadow Boxer (School & Library Binding)

Shawdow Boxer By Chris Lynch 5 Stars If you like fighting well yuor in for the time of your life you should read SHADOW BOXER. its about two brothers one hyperactive and the other street smart. THe h two brothers try to surive since thier father died in a boxing accident and their mom is left to take care of them when the two brothers get into fights thier mom gets them a big brother to help them but this big brother makes Monty(hyperactive kid) curious about boxing and what his dad did and now George must stop monty from suffering the same faith his dad did! or will monty tun out like his father.(I guess like father like son)