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At a glance

Published
Oct 5, 2020
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books
Subgenre
Sports
Format
Verse & prose: part of the story is told in prose
Section
Middle Grade
Verse & prose

Becoming Muhammad Ali

James Patterson & Kwame Alexander

Before he was a legend, Cassius Clay was a Louisville kid whose stolen bike led him into a boxing gym. The book follows him from childhood to his first Golden Gloves win.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2021
  • ALSC Notable Children's Book 2021
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Themes

Real lives & historySportsRace & racismFamily

Mood

Feels inspiring, informative, hopeful.

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