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The power of one
The power of one
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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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Title
The power of one
Call No
FIC COU HIST
Edition
Young readers' condensed ed.
Authors
Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-
Subjects
Self-confidence--Fiction.
Conduct of life--Fiction.
Boxing--Fiction.
Prejudices--Fiction.
Apartheid--Fiction.
Prisons--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--South Africa--Fiction.
South Africa--History--1909-1961--Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
Genre(TITLE)
Historical Fiction
Language
English
Published
New York : Delacorte Press, c1989.
Publication Desc
291 p. ;
ISBN
0385732546 (trade)
LCCN
2004058258
Target Audience
010 & up
Dimensions
22 cm.