The Bus Ride
William Miller
A black child protests an unjust law in this story loosely based on Rosa Parks' historic decision not to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.
Read Time: ~2.8 hr
The contender
by Robert Lipsyte (1987)
About this book
A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym, where he learns that being a contender is hard and often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you try.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe contender Lead Character
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