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Author: Markus Zusak
Series: The Wolfe Brothers
Series: The Wolfe Brothers
Genre: Young Adult
Length: 224 pages
Published: 2002
Publisher: Push
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) It's the difference between being a winner and being a fighter...
Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are brothers from a family clinging to the ragged edge of the working class. Initially to make some money, the boys hook up with a sleazy fight promoter who sees something marketable and audience-pleasing in the untrained brothers' vulnerability.
So they hide the boxing from their long-suffering mother. And Cameron hides what's going on in his head from the girls who come to the matches, the girls he wishes he could reach.
But the Wolfes soon find that they're fighting for more than tips and pay-off money. It becomes for them a fight for identity, for dignity, and for each other.
The question is, in a fight like that, who makes it out of the ring intact?
Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are brothers from a family clinging to the ragged edge of the working class. Initially to make some money, the boys hook up with a sleazy fight promoter who sees something marketable and audience-pleasing in the untrained brothers' vulnerability.
So they hide the boxing from their long-suffering mother. And Cameron hides what's going on in his head from the girls who come to the matches, the girls he wishes he could reach.
But the Wolfes soon find that they're fighting for more than tips and pay-off money. It becomes for them a fight for identity, for dignity, and for each other.
The question is, in a fight like that, who makes it out of the ring intact?
My Review:
I give this book a 4 out of 5.
This book continues the saga of Cameron and Ruben Wolfe. It takes place some time after the events of The Underdog. Their father has lost his job due to an unfortunate accident and can't seem to find work. As Cameron watches his father's depression worsens, his mother works her fingers to the bones, his brother Steven moves out, and his sister Sarah starts drinking and partying hard.
Then one day, Ruben gets in a fight at school when another kid calls Sarah some nasty names. A few days later, they're approached by Perry Cole, a man who proposes they come fight for him. As Cameron loses bout after bout, Ruben wins every single match and changes significantly. And then they must fight each other.
This is a great story about brothers; what it means to have a brother and what it means to be a brother. It's also about what brings a family together and how that family can rise up above circumstances which strive to pull them down: whether it's together or separate.
You can purchase the entire Wolfe Brothers trilogy through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format.
Have you read Fighting Ruben Wolfe? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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