Pinned - Softcover

Martino, Alfred C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152056319 ISBN 13: 9780152056315

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Synopsis

Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different--they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world and dealing with people. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment to self-sacrifice necessary to become a champion. In the end, though, only one will stand in the center of the mat with his arms raised in victory.

Has each boy prepared enough? Sacrificed enough? Does each want to win enough? All the training, pain, running, and cutting weight ultimately comes down to a few short minutes on a wrestling mat--leaving one boy the victor, the other devastated.

About this title

Review:

"Unsparing and told with such visceral acuity that the reader can almost feel the burn of the mat, author Martino meticulously details the kind of guts it takes to get the glory."--Kirkus Reviews

"Many teens will identify with the boys' struggles both on and off the mat."--School Library Journal

About the Author:

ALFRED MARTINO is founder and president of Listen & Live Audio. Pinned is his first novel. He lives in New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0152056319
• ISBN 13: 9780152056315
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306