Fighting Ruben Wolfe
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Fighting Ruben Wolfe is a young-adult fiction novel by Markus Zusak
. Originally publishied in Australia by Omnibus in 2000, the first American Hardcover printing was by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press, February, 2001. First soft cover edition was printed in February, 2002. Fighting Ruben Wolfe is the second book featuring brothers Cameron and Ruben Wolfe and their family. The first book is The Underdog, and the third book is When Dogs Cry
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From the back of the American soft cover edition:
"You fight out of anger. You fight out of fear.You fight to win. You fight to survive."
"Cameron Wolfe and his brother Ruben have run out of luck. Their family's broke and they need money fast. Jobs are hard to find. Their parents are no help. There's only one place to turn: underground. Cameron and Ruben have never fought before, but soon they are deep into an illegal boxing scam. What starts as a fight for tips and pay-off money quickly becomes something even bigger. Life has become the ultimate face-off... Only the strong will survive."
Book of the Year (Older Children) 2001
Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak is an Australian author. He is best known for his books The Book Thief and The Messenger , which have been international bestsellers.- Career :...
. Originally publishied in Australia by Omnibus in 2000, the first American Hardcover printing was by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press, February, 2001. First soft cover edition was printed in February, 2002. Fighting Ruben Wolfe is the second book featuring brothers Cameron and Ruben Wolfe and their family. The first book is The Underdog, and the third book is When Dogs Cry
When Dogs Cry
When Dogs Cry is the third young-adult fiction novel written by Australian writer Markus Zusak in the Wolfe family books. It is a stand alone companion novel to his young-adult fiction novels Fighting Ruben Wolfe and The Underdog. It was first published in 2001 by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty...
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From the back of the American soft cover edition:
"You fight out of anger. You fight out of fear.You fight to win. You fight to survive."
"Cameron Wolfe and his brother Ruben have run out of luck. Their family's broke and they need money fast. Jobs are hard to find. Their parents are no help. There's only one place to turn: underground. Cameron and Ruben have never fought before, but soon they are deep into an illegal boxing scam. What starts as a fight for tips and pay-off money quickly becomes something even bigger. Life has become the ultimate face-off... Only the strong will survive."
Awards
Honour Book for - Children's Book Council of AustraliaChildren's Book Council of Australia
The Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first...
Book of the Year (Older Children) 2001