Becoming Muhammad Ali

Contributor(s): Patterson, James (Author), Alexander, Kwame (Author), Anyabwile, Dawud (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780316498166

Publisher: Jimmy Patterson

Hardcover

$16.99

Pub Date: October 5, 2020

Dewey: FIC

Lexile Code: 1010

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 08 to 12

Physical Info: 1.10" H x 8.00" L x 5.50" W ( 0.84 lbs) 320 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000509257 ( Becoming Muhammad Ali)

Reading level: 5.40

Interest level: MG

Point value: 3.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to ... [imagine] his life up to age seventeen in both prose and verse, including his childhood friends, struggles in school, the racism he faced, and his discovery of boxing"--Publisher marketing.

Review Quotes: * "A stellar collaboration that introduces an important and intriguing individual to today's readers."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review