Book 2009
The ring
2 readers
- Publisher
- Westside Books
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Young adult fiction
- Teenage girls
- Fiction
- Women boxers
- Self-confidence
- Boxing
- Women athletes
- Emotionally disturbed children
Plagued by slipping grades and a budding criminal record, Mardie's heading down a path of self-destruction she can't seem to avoid. Unlike her perfect older brother Michael, who does everything right according to their father, Mardie can't meet those high expectations. Then she discovers a girls' boxing club at the gym, and learns to believe in herself.