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Float and sting! : one round with Muhammad Ali Cover Image Book

Float and sting! : one round with Muhammad Ali / [written by Davis Miller ; illustrated by Andres Esparza ; color by Jesus Aburto].

Miller, Davis. (Author). Esparza, Andres, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Davis Miller is a puny, little mouse at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At least that's what the other students call the 4' 7" senior. After years of being depressed, the sickly teen decides to take on an impossible dream. He decides to become a boxer. Then one day in 1975, Miller gets a chance to spar with Muhammad Ali a bout that will change his life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1434215784
  • ISBN: 9781434215789
  • Physical Description: 49 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis. : Stone Arch Books, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
At head of title: The greatest event in sports history.
Target Audience Note:
Guided reading level: N.
RL: 4.1.
Ages 8-13.
GN740L Lexile
Lexile: 740.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 1 131072.

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Subject:
Ali, Muḣammad, 1942- > Juvenile fiction.
Boxing stories.
Physical fitness > Juvenile fiction.
Self-confidence > Juvenile fiction.
Sports stories.
Genre:
Fiction.
Historical fiction.

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Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC MILLER (Text) 36015000152518 Juvenile Fiction Available -