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Six-year-old Peekay, born in the thirties in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, one day learns that small can beat big. With this knowledge he takes on the injustices around him and sets his heart on becoming welterweight champion of the world. He learns to box and to do many other things but, most importantly, he learns to think with his head and then with his heart. He discovers that nothing can defeat the determination to be true to yourself; this is the power of one.
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Six-year-old Peekay, born in the 1930s in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, one day learns that small can beat big. He learns to think with his head and then with his heart. He discovers that nothing can defeat the determination to be true to yourself; this is the power of one.
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Bryce Courtenay is the best-selling author of many adult titles, including THE POWER OF ONE and TOMMO & HAWK. He was born in South Africa but has lived in Australia for most of his adult life.
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0141304898
- ISBN 13 9780141304892
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages360
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