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The power of one / Bryce Courtenay.
Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385902748
- ISBN: 9780385732543
- ISBN: 0385732546
- ISBN: 0385902743
- Physical Description: 291 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: Young readers' condensed edition.
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, 2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
| Target Audience Note: | 010 & up. 940L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 6.9 37 Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 6.3 15 102972. |
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| Genre: | Teen fiction. |
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- 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Little Dixie Regional.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | F Courtenay (Text) | 2003999841 | Adult Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
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The Power of One
In 1939, hatred took root in South Africa, where the seeds of apartheid were newly sown. There a boy called Peekay was born. He spoke the wrong language--English. He was nursed by a woman of the wrong color--black. His childhood was marked by humiliation and abandonment. Yet he vowed to survive--he would become welterweight champion of the world, he would dream heroic dreams. But his dreams were nothing compared to what awaited him. For he embarked on an epic journey, where he would learn the power of words, the power to transform lives, and the mystical power that would sustain him even when it appeared that villainy would rule the world: The Power of One. From the Hardcover edition.
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