The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Jul 2016 · Scholastic Inc.
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“Captures the excitement that Ali created in a generation of young African Americans, who found in the brash, young boxer a new kind of hero.” —Booklist
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From his childhood in the segregated South to his final fight with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali never backed down. He was banned from boxing during his prime because he refused to fight in Vietnam. He became a symbol of the antiwar movement—and a defender of civil rights. As “The Greatest,” he was a boxer of undeniable talent and courage. He took the world by storm—only Ali could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
From a New York Times–bestselling author and winner of numerous awards—including the Michael L. Printz Award, Newbery Honors, a Caldecott Honor and five Coretta Scott King awards—this is an inspiring biography of Ali, Olympic gold medalist, former heavyweight champion, and one of the most influential people of all time.
“Myers interweaves fight sequences with the boxer’s life story and the political events and issues of the day. He doesn’t shy away from reporting on the brutality of the sport and documents the toll it has taken on its many stars . . . Myers’s writing flows while describing the boxing action and the legend’s larger-than-life story.” —School Library Journal
Includes photos
From his childhood in the segregated South to his final fight with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali never backed down. He was banned from boxing during his prime because he refused to fight in Vietnam. He became a symbol of the antiwar movement—and a defender of civil rights. As “The Greatest,” he was a boxer of undeniable talent and courage. He took the world by storm—only Ali could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
From a New York Times–bestselling author and winner of numerous awards—including the Michael L. Printz Award, Newbery Honors, a Caldecott Honor and five Coretta Scott King awards—this is an inspiring biography of Ali, Olympic gold medalist, former heavyweight champion, and one of the most influential people of all time.
“Myers interweaves fight sequences with the boxer’s life story and the political events and issues of the day. He doesn’t shy away from reporting on the brutality of the sport and documents the toll it has taken on its many stars . . . Myers’s writing flows while describing the boxing action and the legend’s larger-than-life story.” —School Library Journal
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4.9
9 reviews
Merry Me
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March 1, 2024
Ali-Express.....mailbox federal crime....I'm missing pocket watches and shyt I can't remember...got new phone and I'll play stupid or smart as meta should give me all that belongs to me without question as long as bill is paid.....Alli Express is happiness smiling for no reason knowing the fear of thievery on government foundations are punished to the full extent...like 80's housing authority project ghettos....🤔🤫🥱🤨😮😦😧🫤😟😀😃
Kevin Tejera
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August 18, 2016
I read this book for summer homework and I made the right choice by picking this book.
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San f holiday jr
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February 9, 2023
This wat people want s thy put tampering with
About the author
The late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012–2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He was the critically acclaimed New York Times–bestselling author of an award-winning body of work which includes Somewhere in the Darkness, Slam!, and Monster. Myers has received two Newbery Honor medals, five Coretta Scott King Author Book Awards, and three National Book Award Finalist citations. In addition, he was the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award.
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