This one just didn't work for me. The topic should have been gripping, but it all felt disjointed. I understand that it's written from the point of view of a 9 year old, but at times I couldn't work out what was real and what was going on inside his head. I did feel sad how his friends slowly deserted him and it's not the first time I've heard of boxing being used to let out anger.

Left on the book swap shelf