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The power of one
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An edition of The power of one (1989)

The power of one

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  • ★★★★ 4.12 ·
  • 8 Ratings
  • 103 Want to read
  • 14 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
629

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Subjects
Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Children, Conduct of life, Prisons, Apartheid, Boxing, Prejudices, Self-confidence, History, Boxing stories, Juvenile fiction, Historical Fiction, Sports, South africa, fiction, Fiction, war & military, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Afrikaners, Success in children, Boarding schools, Courage, Loneliness, War stories, History, 1909-1961, SOUTH AFRICA
Places
South Africa
Times
1909-1961

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The Power of One
2007, Laurel-Leaf Books
in English - Young Readers' Condensed Edition
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The power of one
2005, Delacorte Press
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The power of one
1999, McArthur & Company
in English
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The power of one
1997, Penguin
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The power of one
1996, Ballantine Books
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Originally published: London : Mandarin, 1989.

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823

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Pagination
629p. ;
Number of pages
629

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OL20785478M
ISBN 10
0140272917
Library Thing
71039
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14354

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