Bull in the Ring

Bull in the Ring

Al Ortolani

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Editorial:
Meadowlark
Año de edición:
2023
ISBN:
9781956578423
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Set in the heart of 1970s Kansas, Bull in the Ring is about a boy who wears his dead father’s army jacket, does his best to cope with the string of losers and abusers brought home by his mother, and struggles to stay in school, trying to win the approval of buddies and bullies. Armed with poetry and wit, Danny keeps moving forward. Will he find direction before he reaches the end of this dead-end road life has handed to him?

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