The power of one
4.1/ 5
11 ratings
About This Book
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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Sign InFictionWorld War, 1939-1945ChildrenConduct of lifePrisonsApartheidBoxingPrejudicesSelf-confidenceHistoryBoxing storiesJuvenile fiction
The Swinging Light
Book Details
First Published
1989
Pages
518 pages
Rating
4.1 / 5
Ratings
11
Editions
18
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Language
ENG
Status
Published
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