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Gr 5-8 Twelve-year-old Chula is frightened by the arrival of an unusual houseguest, a scarred prizefighter from Mexico. Her father has brought El Jefe, his childhood friend, to their South Texas town and risks the family savings to back him in a black-market fight against Golden Gloves, a local white boxer. Its a classic confrontation of Circles (people from the poor Mexican community) versus Squares (those from the wealthier side of town), and Chulas family is hoping for ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More