Robert Lipsyte

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  • Bibliography:
    15 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1967
  • Latest Book:
    October 2014
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Full Series List in Order

The Contender

1 - The Contender (Oct-1967)
2 - Warrior Angel (Mar-2003)
3 - The Brave (Sep-1991)
4 - Chief (Apr-1995)

Book List in Order: 15 titles

  • The Contender

    The Contender - 1

    The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero.This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, i...

  • Summer Rules

  • Jock and Jill

  • Summerboy

  • Assignment Sports

  • The Brave

    The Contender - 3

    Sonny's been an outsider all his life. He has never fit into either world: the Moscondagas on the Reservation see him as white; whites see him as Indian. So far, Sonny's managed to harness his anger -- what he calls "the monster" -- in the boxing rin...

  • One Fat Summer

    The acclaimed book behind the new major motion picture Measure of a Man, starring Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, and Blake Cooper. A New York Times Outstanding Book and ALA Best of the Best Books for Young AdultsFor Bobby Marks, summer d...

  • The Chemo Kid

    Diagnosed with cancer, class wimp Fred Bauer finds his luck changing when his chemotherapy treatments give him superhuman powers, and he decides to use his powers to battle a local plant that is dumping toxic waste into the water supply....

  • Chief

    The Contender - 4

    A fight for his people.Sonny Bear, the Tomahawk Kid, has a championship left hook. But his boxing career's going nowhere, and he's ready to hang it up.Then his manager, tough ex-cop Alfred Brooks, and his "writer," college boy Martin Malcolm Withersp...



  • Warrior Angel

    The Contender - 2

    Sonny Bear is a champion. . .but he needs the help of an angel. Sonny Bear, the Tomahawk Kid, is on a fast downhill slide with the heavyweight championship at stake. He hardly knows who he is anymore, or why he should keep on fighting. Then t...

  • Raiders Night

    What's it mean to think team? It means you don't talk team business with anybody who isn't on the team. It means whatever happens inside the team stays inside. It means you can only trust a brother Raider. Any questions? At Nearmont High School, ...

  • Yellow Flag

    In any race, there are drivers and, at the front of the pack, there are racers. In the final laps, it's the racer who moves his car through the sweet spot, picks off the competition, and drives through a hole to win. In Kyle's family, his older b...

  • Center Field

    Mike has his junior year well under control. He's got a solid group of friends. He's dating Lori, one of the hottest girls in school. And Coach Cody has all but given him the starting spot as the Ridgedale Rangers' varsity center fielder. And then Os...

  • The Twinning Project

    Tom is a smart, talented loner with a chip on his shoulder and a big secret: an imaginary twin on another planet. Eddie is Tom's opposite, a friendly, athletic kid who always looks on the good side. Tom worries sometimes: does confiding in Eddie mean...

  • The Twin Powers

    In this stand-alone sequel to "The Twinning Project," thirteen-year-old twins Tom and Eddie, aware that their homes are at risk, have been waiting for a chance to save their planets. The sudden appearance of an alien both in Tom’s school lunchroom ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert Lipsyte has published 15 books.

Robert Lipsyte does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Twin Powers, was published in October 2014.

The first book by Robert Lipsyte, The Contender, was published in October 1967.

Yes. Robert Lipsyte has 1 series.
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