Chasing Pacquiao
by
Pulido, Rod, author.
Title
:
Chasing Pacquiao
Author
:
Pulido, Rod, author.
ISBN
:
9780593526736
Personal Author
:
Pulido, Rod, author.
Physical Description
:
261 pages ; 22 cm
Abstract
:
Bobby's motto is self preservation. That's how he survived his notoriously violent high school unscathed. Being out and queer would put an unavoidable target on his back, especially in a Filipino community that frowns on homosexuality. When Bobby is unwilling outed, he no longer has the luxury of being invisible. A vicious encounter has him scrambling for a new way to survive: by fighting back. Inspired by champion Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, he takes up boxing and challenges his tormentor. Then Pacquiao publicly declares his stance against queer people, and Bobby's faith-- in his hero and in himself-- is shaken to the core-- Adapted from jacket.
Reading Level
:
Ages 12 and up. Viking.
Grades 7-9. Viking.
Personal Subject
:
Pacquiao, Manny, 1978--Fiction.
Subject Term
:
Boxing stories.
Bullying -- Fiction.
Gay men -- Fiction.
Filipino Americans -- Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Boxing -- Fiction.
Bullies and bullying -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Novels.
LGBTQ+ youth literature.
Material Type | Library | Format | Call # | Status |
---|
Book | Ashland Branch Library | Book | YA F PUL | Young Adult Fiction |
Book | Atlee Branch Library | Book | YA F PUL | Young Adult Fiction |