num_pages: 176
description: During World War II, Rex, a young New Zealand boy, finds his life irrevocably changed by the arrival of a wounded American soldier, Jackson Coop, an African-American private with a hatred for war, who stays with Rex's family while recuperating.
language: English
title: The Champion
titlecomplete: The Champion
genres: Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 62
publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing