The Berlin Boxing Club

by Robert Sharenow

Book Overview

Sydney Taylor Award-winning novel Berlin Boxing Club is loosely inspired by the true story of boxer Max Schmeling's experiences following Kristallnacht. Publishers Weekly called it a masterful historical novel in a starred review.

Karl Stern has never thought of himself as a Jew; after all, he's never even been in a synagogue. But the bullies at his school in Nazi-era Berlin don't care that Karl's family doesn't practice religion. Demoralized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061579688
• ISBN13: 9780061579684
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher