# The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla

The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla is a young adult novel about Sunny, a teenager who turns to boxing after a racist attack and finds friendship and support at a local club. Framed around the ten rounds of his first fight, the story also follows rising racial tensions and his concern about his friend Keir’s radicalisation.

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- Market: UK
- Language: en-GB
- Currency: GBP
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Books & Comics
- Price: 6.34 GBP
- Previous price: 9.99 GBP
- Discount: 37%
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- Rating: 4.5 / 5
- Reviews: 133

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## At a glance

- Follows seventeen-year-old Sunny as he joins a boxing club after a racist attack.
- Explores friendship, belonging, racism and radicalisation.
- The story moves between events after the attack and a tense fight, structured over ten rounds.

## Pros

- Combines a boxing-club setting with themes of friendship, finding community and belonging.
- Its ten-round structure links Sunny’s first fight with events leading up to it.

## Specifications

### Book details
- Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
- Publication date: 27 Jun. 2019
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1444940694
- ISBN-13: 978-1444940695
- Reading age: 12 - 15 years
- Grade level: 2 - 12
### Dimensions and installation
- Dimensions: 13.02 x 1.91 x 20 cm
- Weight listed: 1.05 kg

## Before you buy

- The listed reading age is 12 - 15 years. The plot includes a racist attack, rising racial tensions and radicalisation, which may be relevant when choosing for a young reader. The listed grade level is 2 - 12, a broad range that does not specify an equivalent age.

## A good fit for

- Young adult readers interested in stories about friendship, belonging and community.
- Readers looking for fiction that addresses racism and radicalisation through a boxing setting.

## Less suited to

- Readers seeking a light sports story without themes of racism or radicalisation.

## Customer feedback

Aggregate ratings are mostly in the four- and five-star categories, with a small share of one- and three-star ratings and none in the two-star category. This indicates generally favourable ratings overall, but the figures do not explain what readers liked or disliked, so they cannot establish specific strengths or concerns about the story.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is The Boxer about?
It follows seventeen-year-old Sunny, who joins a boxing club after a racist attack and finds support there, while his friendship with Keir is strained by rising racial tensions and radicalisation.
### How is the story structured?
The story is told across the ten rounds of Sunny’s first fight, moving between the aftermath of the attack and the fight itself.
### What age range is listed for this edition?
The listing gives a reading age of 12 - 15 years and a grade level of 2 - 12.

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## Images

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