First Opinion: Hope and Realism Offered in this Classic Sports Novel

Authors

• Chris Crowe, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

Robert Lipsyte, The Contender, writer

Abstract

Robert Lipsyte’s first novel, The Contender, debuted in the fall of 1967, the same year as a handful of other books that would later become classics of young adult literature: S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders; Chaim Potok’s The Chosen; Ann Head’s Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones; and a poetry anthology titled Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle.

Original Publication Citation

“First Opinion: Hope and Realism Offered in This Classic Sports Novel,” First Opinions Second Reactions 7.1 (May 2014): 29-31.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Crowe, Chris, "First Opinion: Hope and Realism Offered in this Classic Sports Novel" (2014). Faculty Publications. 9592.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9592

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

2014

Publisher

First Opinions Second Reactions

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

English

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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