Amigo Brothers
In this story by Piri Thomas, best friends from a poor neighborhood share a passion for boxing. They are both so good that they must compete against each other in a match to decide who will represent their club in the famous ‘Golden Gloves’ boxing championship. Although the boys have different fighting styles, they are very evenly matched. The fight becomes so brutal that instead of cheering, the crowd falls silent. The match ends with both boys bloodied and in pain. The judges must choose a winner, raising the question: How will their decision affect the friendship?
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In this story by Adam Bagdasarian, a boy cruelly asks a girl to go steady in order to win a bet. The girl, who he knew liked him, is free-spirited, controlling, and has highly romantic perceptions of what going steady should entail. He wasn’t looking for such a commitment, likening her to a boa constrictor, and after four days decides to call it off. He finds this easier said than done and, after finally plucking up the courage to do so, immediately puts himself in a similar position. Themes include teenage relationships and expectations, insensitivity, honesty, control, commitment. 
A well-educated woman living in a poor New York neighborhood takes a reluctant group of local children on day trips to teach them about the world. The Lesson in this 
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