Connelly, Neil O.,

Brawler / Neil Connelly. - First edition. - New York : Scholastic , c2019. - 305 pages ; 22 cm

High school champion wrestler Eddie MacIntyre does not mind his well-earned reputation as a loose cannon, but when he punches a referee he not only loses his chance at the state championships, he gets expelled from school--facing the strong possibility of joining his father in prison, he runs away and joins an illegal underground fighting ring, where he and a girl fighter named Khajee find themselves trapped in a violent world, run by bad men and gamblers.

ISBN: 9781338157758 1338157752 9781338531268 1338531263

LCCN: 2018017568

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Boxing stories.
Hand-to-hand fighting
Violence in sports
Aggressiveness
Organized crime
Gambling
Man-woman relationships
Young adult fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]