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Author:

McAdam, Tash, author.

Title:

Blood sport / Tash McAdam.

Publisher:

Orca Book Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

118 pages ; 18 cm

Subject:

Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Teenagers--Fiction.
Transgender youth--Fiction.
Boxing stories.
Boxing--Training--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Gender-nonconforming people--Fiction.
Young adult fiction.

Summary:

"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Jason is determined to find out the truth about his sister's death."-- Provided by publisher.
Jason is sure his sister, Becca, was murdered, but he's the only one who thinks so. After finding a photograph Becca kept hidden, he decides to infiltrate a boxing gym to prove that she didn't die accidentally. As a transgender kid, Jason's been fighting for as long as he can remember, and those skills are going to come in handy as he investigates. Quickly invited into the inner circle, Jason must balance newfound friendships with the burning hate that drives him. Jason soon feels torn between two worlds, determined to discover what happened to his sister but struggling with the fact that this is the first time he's ever felt like he belonged somewhere.

Series:

Orca soundings

ISBN:

1459824369
9781459824362

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1109795745

LCCN:

2019943953

Locations:

NPSX771 -- North Polk High School (Alleman)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

VOPB384 -- Conrad Public Library (Conrad)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

3HSX245 -- Denison High School (Denison)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)