Cinderella man
By: 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
Contributors: Cerasini, Marc, 1952-; Hollingsworth, Cliff; Goldsman, Akiva
Series: Penguin readers. Level 4; Penguin readers
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Harlow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9781405882088; 9781405879477
Subjects: Readers; Textbooks for foreign speakers; Juvenile fiction; Biographical fiction; Readers (Primary); Sports stories; Boxers (Sports); English language; Readers for new literates
Description: 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.
Notes: English as a second language: ESL.

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