Bibliograph

Cinderella man, written by Marc Cerasini ; based on the motion picture screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; motion picture story by Cliff Hollingsworth ; retold by Paul Shipton

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Cinderella man, written by Marc Cerasini ; based on the motion picture screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; motion picture story by Cliff Hollingsworth ; retold by Paul Shipton

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cinderella man

Responsibility statement

written by Marc Cerasini ; based on the motion picture screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; motion picture story by Cliff Hollingsworth ; retold by Paul Shipton

Series statement

Penguin readers. Level 4

Summary

During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer

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