Punching bag / Rex Ogle.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an Imprint of W.W. Norton & Co., [2021]Edition: 1st edDescription: 207 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9781324016236Subject(s): Ogle, Rex -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature | Ogle, Rex -- Childhood and youth | Poor teenagers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Low-income high school students -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Poor teenagers | Low-income high school studentsGenre/Form: Autobiographies.DDC classification: 362.7/7569/092 LOC classification: HV1431 | .O35 2021Summary: "The true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who . . . mapped his experience of hunger in 'Free Lunch,' here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor . . .--Provided by publisher.
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School Library Journal starred, November 2021
Booklist starred, September 2021
Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2021
"The true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who . . . mapped his experience of hunger in 'Free Lunch,' here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor . . .--Provided by publisher.
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