Squaring off
Author OL890070A
Thirteen-year-old Willy tries to become a boxer to win the respect of his war hero father and the attention of Lujane Jessup, the stripper who has arrived to complicate his life.
Subjects
BoxingFathers and sonsFictionChildren of veteransStripteasersJuvenile fictionFifties (20th century)Teenage boxersSportsNew York Times reviewedChildren's fictionFathers, fiction