| Description |
261 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience |
Ages 12 and up. Viking. |
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Grades 7-9. Viking. |
| Summary |
When Bobby is unwillingly outed he turns to boxing, finding a hero in Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, but when Pacquiao publicly denounces homosexuality, Bobby must discover a hero within himself. |
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Bobby's motto is self preservation. That's how he survived his notoriously violent high school unscathed. Being out and queer would put an unavoidable target on his back, especially in a Filipino community that frowns on homosexuality. When Bobby is unwilling outed, he no longer has the luxury of being invisible. A vicious encounter has him scrambling for a new way to survive: by fighting back. Inspired by champion Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, he takes up boxing and challenges his tormentor. Then Pacquiao publicly declares his stance against queer people, and Bobby's faith-- in his hero and in himself-- is shaken to the core. -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
Boxing stories.
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Bullying -- Fiction.
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Gay men -- Fiction.
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Filipino Americans -- Fiction.
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Pacquiao, Manny, 1978- -- Fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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Boxing -- Fiction.
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Bullies and bullying -- Fiction.
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Gay men -- Fiction.
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Filipino Americans -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9780593526736 (hardcover) |
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0593526732 (hardcover) |
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9780593526743 (trade paperback) |
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0593526740 (trade paperback) |
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9780593526767 (ebook) |
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0593526767 (ebook) |
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