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"""I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me."" He was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky. His very first boxing coach, former police officer Joe Martin, told him, ""You better learn how to fight before you start challenging people."" Once considered the underdog, Cassius, later known as Muhammad Ali, would eventually win the title of heavyweight champion of the world. Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers recounts the champ's most famous fights and examines the depth and complexity of the larger-than-life legend Muhammad Ali. The bold, vibrant art of Alix Delinois reflects the beauty and power of the man who could ""float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."""

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"""Artwork, rendered in a painterly style, is dramatic and enhances the boldness of this boxing superstar.""--School Library Journal ""Delinois's emotive style packs a prismatic punch of its own. The total effect is energetic and disorienting, getting to the raw emotional impact of victory, loss, confrontation and peace.""--Kirkus Reviews ""Exuberant. Delinois's painterly illustrations express the famous boxer's energy as well as the political upheaval around him.""--The Horn Book ""Illustrations in oils in rich browns, shades of grays, and white highlights show the fighter Muhammad Ali in many action poses exhibiting his strength and lightning speed. Sure to provide inspiration for young readers.""--Booklist ""This artful biography of Muhammad Ali begins with his childhood in Louisville, Ky.--he started learning how to fight after his bicycle was stolen--and offers snapshots of his hard-earned career in the world of boxing. Visually striking.""--Publishers Weekly ""Unexpectedly far reaching, this is a Muhammad Ali for the thinking child.""--ALA Booklist"

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Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Alix Delinois was born in Saint Marc, Haiti, and moved to Harlem with his family when he was seven years old. He received his BFA in illustration from Pratt Institute and a master's degree in art education from Brooklyn College. He lives in Harlem, New York.

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