Awards and Honors2012 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Teen Readers; YALSA 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2012, Social Interactions/Relationships
Karl Stern can take all the boxing lessons he wants—even from the great champion Max Schmeling—but he still can’t defend his family from Nazi persecution.
Topics Max Schmeling (1905-2005). Family life. Germany. Boxing. Nazis. History of German Jews, 1933-1945. Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945). Berlin, Germany.
SRC Level 5.700000
SRC Points 20.000000
Lexile 880L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2011-05-16
JLG Release Date Aug 2011
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Sports Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Sports Middle Plus
Sports Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
An action-packed level devoted exclusively to sports. These fiction and nonfiction selections are sure to be a hit with your middle-school sports fans. And the hits arrive each month with this 14 book category.