Wrestling Sturbridge
- ISBN-10
- 0679885552
- ISBN-13
- 9780679885559
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 133
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Laurel Leaf
- Author
- Rich Wallace
Description
Fed up with staying in the shadow of Al, the number-one wrestler in his school, Ben fears that he will end up working in a factory like his father, until a special friend helps him to find his inner strength. An ALA Quick Pick. Reissue.
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