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The power of one

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Author:
Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-2012
Publisher:
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date:
2005
Edition:
Young readers' condensed ed
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
940L
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Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
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Boxeo
Boxeo -- Novela juvenil
Boxing
Boxing -- Fiction
Boxing stories
Conducta de vida
Conducta de vida -- Novela juvenil
Conduct of life
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Fiction
Guerra Mundial, 1939-1945
Guerra Mundial, 1939-1945 -- South Africa -- Novela juvenil
Historia
Historical
History
Juvenile works
Prejudices
Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction
Prejuicios
Prejuicios -- Novela juvenil
Prisons
Prisons -- Juvenile fiction
Self-confidence
Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction
South Africa
South Africa -- Historia -- 1909-1961 -- Novela juvenil
South Africa -- History -- 1909-1961 -- Juvenile fiction
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- South Africa -- Juvenile fiction
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ISBN:
9780440239130
9780385732543
9780385902748
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 6.3, 15 Points
Lexile measure:
940L
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Autoconfianza -- Novela juvenil
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Boxing stories
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Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
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Fiction
Guerra Mundial, 1939-1945 -- South Africa -- Novela juvenil
Historical
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Juvenile works
Prejudices
Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction
Prejuicios -- Novela juvenil
Prisons -- Juvenile fiction
Self-confidence
Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction
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South Africa -- Historia -- 1909-1961 -- Novela juvenil
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Conduct of life
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Historia
History
Prejudices
Prejuicios
Prisons
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