Becoming Muhammad Ali Summary
James Patterson and Kwame Alexander

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Becoming Muhammad Ali Overview

Alexander Kwame's and James Patterson's biographical novel, Becoming Muhammad Ali, is the story of Cassius Clay told through the narration of his friend Lucius and the poetry of Cassius. Cassius knew he would be great from the time he was young and took advantage of a local gym to learn to be a boxer. He saw becoming a boxer as a means of gaining freedom from oppression and from poverty. Cassius did not stop until he achieved that goal. Becoming Muhammad Ali's themes include the importance of childhood relationships, overcoming personal and situational prejudice, and big dreams directing the path of life.

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