Knockout: (middle Grade Novel in Verse, Themes of Boxing, Personal Growth, and Self Esteem, House Arrest Companion Book)

Levi just wants to be treated like a typical kid. As a baby, he had a serious disease that caused him respiratory issues. He's fine now, but his mom and overprotective brother still think of him as damaged, and his schoolmates see him as the same class clown he's always been. He feels stuck. So when his dad--divorced from his mom--suggests he take up boxing, he falls in love with the sport. And when he finds out about a school with a killer boxing team and a free-study curriculum, it feels like he's found a ticket to a new Levi. But how can he tell his mom about boxing? And how can he convince his family to set him free?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 03/06/2018
ISBN: 9781452163581
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2018 pg. 79
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2018
Booklist 03/01/2018 pg. 63
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 196062 / Knockout
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3