Cerasini, Marc
Cinderella Man / Marc Cerasini ; based on the motion picture screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; Retold by Paul Shipton. - Simplified ed. - Harlow : Pearson Education Ltd ; 2008. - 56 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Penguin Readers Penguin Readers (Level 4) .
Includes reading activities.
"Jim Braddock is a successful boxer in New York. Life is good for him and his young family. But in October 1929 the American economy fails, and at the same time Jim starts to lose in the boxing ring. How will he support his wife and children now? Will he get a second chance to return to the ring? Does the true story of Jim Braddock - the Cinderella Man - have a happy ending?" (Book Cover)
CONTENTS:
Ch.1 A Lucky Man Ch.2 Hard Times Ch.3 An Embarrassment Ch.4 A New Life Ch.5 Broken Promises Ch.6 One Fight Only Ch.7 Back in the Ring Ch.8 A Second Chance Ch.9 Not the Same Guy
Ch.10 Night in the Park Ch.11 Face to Face with the Champion Ch.12 The Big Day Ch.13 The Hopes of the Crowd Ch.14 The Luckiest Man
Activities
9781405882088 (pbk)
Braddock, James J. 1906-
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Graded Readers.
Graded Readers.
Cinderella Man / Marc Cerasini ; based on the motion picture screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; Retold by Paul Shipton. - Simplified ed. - Harlow : Pearson Education Ltd ; 2008. - 56 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs. - Penguin Readers Penguin Readers (Level 4) .
Includes reading activities.
"Jim Braddock is a successful boxer in New York. Life is good for him and his young family. But in October 1929 the American economy fails, and at the same time Jim starts to lose in the boxing ring. How will he support his wife and children now? Will he get a second chance to return to the ring? Does the true story of Jim Braddock - the Cinderella Man - have a happy ending?" (Book Cover)
CONTENTS:
Ch.1 A Lucky Man Ch.2 Hard Times Ch.3 An Embarrassment Ch.4 A New Life Ch.5 Broken Promises Ch.6 One Fight Only Ch.7 Back in the Ring Ch.8 A Second Chance Ch.9 Not the Same Guy
Ch.10 Night in the Park Ch.11 Face to Face with the Champion Ch.12 The Big Day Ch.13 The Hopes of the Crowd Ch.14 The Luckiest Man
Activities
9781405882088 (pbk)
Braddock, James J. 1906-
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Graded Readers.
Graded Readers.