{"product_id":"becoming-muhammad-ali-by-james-patterson-9781913090715","title":"Becoming Muhammad Ali","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A must read\" - Marcus Rashford MBE.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA New York Times Bestseller.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a biographical novel of seismic cultural importance...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to vividly depict his life up to age seventeen in both prose and verse, including his childhood friends, struggles in school, the racism he faced, and his discovery of boxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will learn about Cassius' family and neighbours in Louisville, Kentucky, and how, after a thief stole his bike, Cassius began training as an amateur boxer at age twelve. Before long, he won his first Golden Gloves bout and began his transformation into the unrivalled Muhammad Ali.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFully authorised by and written in cooperation with the Muhammad Ali estate, and vividly brought to life by Dawud Anyabwile's dynamic artwork, \u003cem\u003eBecoming Muhammad Ali\u003c\/em\u003e captures the budding charisma and youthful personality of one of the greatest sports heroes of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798437515500,"sku":"9781913090715","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3575643482869.jpg?v=1757195910","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/becoming-muhammad-ali-by-james-patterson-9781913090715","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}