Title:
Becoming Muhammad Ali
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ISBN:
9781549161377
9781549156571
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Description:
3 audio discs (2 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Compact discs.
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Summary:
Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to vividly depict 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. Readers will learn about Cassius' family and neighbors in Louisville, Kentucky, and how, after a thief stole his bike, Cassius began training as an amateur boxer at age 12. Before long, he won his first Golden Gloves bout and began his transformation into the unrivaled Muhammad Ali.