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Strength of Lion,

Cunning of the

Fox

Nicky John

KEY SELLING POINTS

Tells the story of how the involvement in boxing can be the saviour of a young person and can combat
bullyimg.
Written by an author who has coached boxing for 30 years at club, regional and international level.
Shows how boxing improves the lives of all involved.

Age 12+

Growing up in in a small town in the English midlands, Kayleigh Goodman has been repeatedly bullied in
school. Even when she moves to a new secondary school to escape bullying, a new gang of bullies, Natasha
Harrison and her ‘crew’ begin to make Kayleigh’s life a misery.

Whilst being chased by this gang of bullies she stumbles into a boxing gym. Terrified at first, reluctantly, she
stays in the gym and enjoys the training session. She takes to the sport like a duck to water and she learns how
to fight back. Supported and encouraged by a group of wise and knowledgeable coaches she makes rapid
progress and as she learns to box, she develops new friendships, and she battles bullies inside and outside the
sport.
Eventually Kayleigh takes part in real boxing matches. Initially locally, then in Liverpool and in London. She even
takes on a girl that had bullied her in her previous school. But can Kayleigh win a gold medal at the prestigious
Harrington Box cup?

Nicky John Knows boxing and schools inside out! A boxing coach and secondary school teacher for thirty
years, boxing and education is his lifeblood. It was whilst recovering from a serious motorcycling accident that
the author wrote this first novel.

Publication Date: 28th January 2024 £9.99 ISBN: 9781805141914
Thema subject category: YFS – Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories
paperback 198 x 129 mm 240 pp Portrait Author location: Leicestershire

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