The Chief (14 page)

THE CONTENDER

THE BRAVE

WARRIOR ANGEL

ONE FAT SUMMER

THE CHIEF
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Lipsyte, Robert.

The chief / by Robert Lipsyte.

p.   cm.

Summary: On the verge of having a shot at the heavyweight boxing championship, nineteen-year-old Sonny Bear finds himself with conflicting loyalties when trouble erupts on his reservation over the construction of a new gambling casino.

Sequel to: The brave.

ISBN 0-06-447097-0 (pbk.)

1. Indians of North America—Juvenile fiction. [1. Indians of North America—Fiction. 2. Boxing—Fiction.] 1. Title.

PZ7.L67Ci   1993     92-54502
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EPub Edition © January 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-199585-9

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