Caged Warrior Contributor(s): Sitomer, Alan Lawrence (Author) |
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ISBN: 1484722809 ISBN-13: 9781484722800 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 850 |
Series: Caged Warrior |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Catalog Heading - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Curriculum Strand - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Locality - Detroit, Michigan - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 166632 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A ferocious novel, Caged Warrior is like a great fight movie, a tour-de-force of relentless conflict, but one that is leavened with rich characters and meaningful and loving relationships. McCutcheon Daniels' life is full of bone-cracking violence. As a star fighter in the gritty underground Mixed Martial Arts circuit in the poorest section of Detroit, McCutcheon fights under the tutelage of his volatile and violent father, not so much for himself but to survive as protector of his beloved five-year old sister, Gemma. As McCutcheon battles opponents who are literally trying to kill him, he struggles to find a way to protect her and himself. Along the way, he decides to trust a teacher who has taken an interest in him and begins to redirect the path his life is taking. Until he discovers the truth about his mother who seemingly disappeared on his thirteenth birthday. |