Author: Robert Sharenow
Genre: Historical Fiction
You will like this book:
- You are interested in learning more about boxing.
- You like to read books about WWII Germany and the discrimination the Jewish people suffered at the time.
- You enjoy characters who are mentors to less experienced people.
- Your favorite characters are the ones who face the odds and win.
You will not like this book if:
- You like books that take place in modern time.
- You are easily offended by and sensitive to prejudice and bullying.
- You get a queasy stomach when you hear about violence and fighting.
Fun Fact #2: If you are interested in award-winning books, The Berlin Boxing Club was mentioned as an early prediction to receive a Printz Award or Honor on one of the book blogs that I read.
Summary: Karl is a Jewish student at an all-boys school in pre-WWII Germany. While the government would consider him Jewish, he doesn't identify himself that way; his parents aren't religious and he has the very valued blond hair and blue eyes. Even though many students at his school don't know his family's religious background, Karl is still perpetually the victim of bullying by the Wolf Pack. One night as Karl helps his dad at work, the champion boxer and German national hero Max Schmeling comes into the family gallery and makes a trade. He will teach Karl to box if he gets what he wants. Karl begins to learn to fight: physical boxing, discrimination, and himself.
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