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Article: The Greatest: Muhammad Ali.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
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- Black Issues Book Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
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The Greatest: Muhammad Ali by Walter Dean Myers Scholastic Trade, January 2001, $16.95, ISBN 0-590-54342-3
In my childhood there was no single figure that held my attention more than Muhammad Ali. Watching him speak so boldly and without fear sparked a sense of pride in me and many other young black boys. Through the years my love and respect of Ali has grown tenfold and reading this latest project by Walter Dean Myers, I remember why. Myers, winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature for his novel, Monster, inspires a new generation of fans by exposing the hazards Ali faced in boxing, the rise of a champion, and now his ...