01241cam a2200313 4500 121324594 TxAuBib 20100329120000.0 090518s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009930785 9781934813096 1934813095 9781934813256 1934813257 BTCTA BTCTA NAB UUC YDXCP VDB ZPK TxAuBib Pyron, Bobbie. The ring [HC] / Bobbie Pyron. 1st ed. Lodi, N.J. : Westside Books, 2009. 253 p. ; 22 cm. Plagued by slipping grades and a budding criminal record, Mardie's heading down a path of self-destruction she can't seem to avoid. Unlike her perfect older brother Michael, who does everything right according to their father, Mardie can't meet those high expectations. Then she discovers a girls' boxing club at the gym, and learns to believe in herself. Young adult. 20100329. Teenage girls Fiction. Women boxers Fiction. Self-confidence Fiction. Young adult fiction. Sports stories.