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The Brave | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Lipsyte
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 211056
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 4.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0064470792
EAN: 9780064470797
ASIN: 0064470792
Publication Date: September 19, 1993
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Sonny's been an outsider all his life. He has never fit into either world: the Moscondagas on the Reservation see him as white; whites see him as Indian. So far, Sonny's managed to harness his anger -- what he calls "the monster" -- in the boxing ring. But Sonny wants out of the Res. He's headed for New York City, where nobody can tell him what to do. Sonny doesn't count on stepping into the middle of a drug war when he gets there -- or on tangling with a tough Harlem boxer-turned-cop named Alfred Brooks. Brooks seems to think that Sonny's got the talent to make it to the top -- to be a contender. But first Sonny's got to learn to be smart, take control of his life, and beat the monster. Only it isn't as easy as it sounds....
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 Boxing Redemption July 4, 2007
Sonny Bear, half Native American teen, feels like things are going really badly in his life. His mother left him with her uncle on a reservation while she went off to see her fortune in some city. He'd like to join the Army, but he is a little too young. He is a talented boxer, competing in small-town fights, but things aren't right there, either. It seems he always ends up getting treated unfairly by the hometown referees.
Finally Sonny is fed up. He decides to track down his mother in New York and get her to sign the release papers so he can join the Army and get away from his dead-end life. Things don't go as smoothly as he planned, though.
Just moments off the bus in New York, Sonny meets Stick and Doll, a couple of con artists involved in drug dealing. Even though Sonny knows they are probably no good, he can't help being attracted to Doll and wanting to help her. When he gets caught transporting drugs for Stick, he even refuses to cooperate with the police, for fear that not only Stick, but Doll as well will end up arrested.
The police officer chasing Stick has a soft spot for Sonny, though, because he used to be a boxer himself and would like to see Sonny succeed instead of falling through the cracks of the system. He intercedes on Sonny's behalf and guides him through boxing training instead of sending him to jail. But Doll still remains on Sonny's mind. Will he be able to resist going back to her and Stick?
I felt like I understood the appeal of boxing much more after reading this book. It didn't seem quite as senseless to me as it had before. I liked the character of Jake and his incorporation of Native American training into Sonny's boxing training.
I couldn't believe, though, that Sonny would be so stupid as to be blinded by Stick and Doll, who were obviously taking advantage of him. I also didn't believe that Sonny would be allowed out of custody in order to train to be a boxer.
 The Boxing Brave May 26, 2007
An amazing journey of a teen boy (Sonny Bear) struggling to be somebody. Torn between his friends; Doll and Stick, his parents, and his sport, it's up to him to decide what's best. This book will punch you, beat you into suspense. It makes you think, what would you do in the toughest situation in your life? Will Sonny overcome what faces him in Times Square? Will he grant Officer Brooks' wishes? What family will he choose? Everybody will want to know the "Sonny Bear story." "Sonny Bear is the future." This is a race "straight to the title." Anybody will love the plot. This is a great, inspiring story for all ages, though you may find yourself expecting "more" in the heart pounding moments. This is very much so, an amazing mini-novel by Robert Lipstyle. Easily one of the top five sports books in recent years, it keeps you on the edge of your seat and will always keep you wanting more. Enjoy!
the Brave by robert lipsyte November 9, 2006
The brave was a great book. it was never boring and always kept you wondering what was gonna happen next.it is about a 17 year old native american boy named sonny. he lives ina junk yard with his uncle jake.He boxes in cheap fights called smokers.He gets sick of all the native american talk from his uncle so he moves to the city where he meets stick and dolly. sonny thinks theyre friends but stick uses sonny as a crack mule. hes gets caught and questioned and strikes an officer and gets sent away to juvy. he meets a officer named Alfred Brooks who tries to help him. A gang called the x-men confront him and ask him to join them and sonny turns them down and they stabbed him. he gets out and starts training at donatelli's gym.There he meets henry who owns it. he starts boxing again and stick tells them he was a pro so he gets disqualified but then boxes as a pro. a little after that Alfred confronts stick and stick shoots him. sonny enraged hunts down stick and puts a gun to his head and almost shoots him but decides to bring him to the police and he gets arrested.i would reccomend this book becuase it is exciting and always keeps you guessing.
 The Brave July 21, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is about a young boy name Sonny that box. He has a problem though. His problem is that when he gets angry, he becomes a monster inside. In one way the monster is good. The monster helps him in the ring with his boxing matches. Sonny fights people all throughout the book with the monster still in him.
I like this book because it was good. It was interesting. some parts were more interresting than other, like the boxing matches. they were involved. I would recommend this book topeople of all ages, boy/girl. I wouldn't compare this book because it was the best book i have read. The book ended good. The book ending was very good. I was satisfied with the whole book in general
Oridnary Tale September 7, 2004
Robert Lipsyte delivers an ordinary tale of a Native American boxer who travels to the big city in order to pursue a more extravagant life than that which he leads in the reservation, in his story, The Brave. This story is too similar to the first to be considered amazing. Sonny encounters practically the same dilemmas that Alfred Brooks did and the only real difference is that this story follows a Native American rather than an African American. The same issues of racism are tackled and the over-all story is one heard over and over again and Lipsyte does not introduce enough of his own style and twists to make it anything more than a decent book. For the young reader, I would suggest this in that it delivers a good message, but for those seeking any kind of challenge or real entertainment, this book is not for you.
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