{"product_id":"prize-fighter-isbn-9780733639050","title":"Prize Fighter","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsa Alaki is not from here. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt  ten years old, Isa's life in the Congolese city of Bukavu changed  forever. The streets were burning. The town was mostly silent, like a  ghost town, until the yelling started. At school, Isa knows he has to  get home. The soldiers would be looking for his father.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sound of gunfire, the sharp smell of blood and the screams of his sister still echo in his head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack  then, he had a choice to make. Death or a gun. He picked up the gun and  became a child soldier, forced to fight for the same forces that  massacred his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter years of horror, Isa escaped, and he  is given a chance of freedom when he travels to Australia.  He brings  with him papers that grant him refugee status, the hope that he can find  his brother, Moïse, and the scars of a brutal war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, the  fighting skills Moïse taught him when he was a boy see Isa become a  talented young boxer. He spends his days punching away the past,  punching away the demons in his mind, literally trying to punch his way  to a better life. His powerful left hook promises much, but the demons  he is wrestling with have a power all their own. The question for Isa is  ... will the past ever let him free? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving debut novel that packs an emotional punch based on the critically acclaimed play by Future D. Fidel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePrize Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e  is a gripping read, as compelling as it is confronting. It is a  testament to Fidel's craft and to the power of the human spirit.' - \u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrize Fighter \u003c\/i\u003eis  a powerful and compellingly written story that operates with little  adornment. It doesn't need it. More than once I felt like I had been  punched in the guts - and it's been a while since a book made me sob.' \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892061991141,"sku":"NP9780733639050","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_593883cb-d2b3-41e4-9857-46e4b11fb669.jpg?v=1773104652","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/prize-fighter-isbn-9780733639050","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}