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Two-in-One Notebook Special: The Berlin Boxing Club Author Robert Sharenow and HarperCollins Editor Kristin Daly Rens

The Whole Megillah interviews The Berlin Boxing Club‘s author, Robert Sharenow, and his editor, HarperCollins editor Kristin Daly Rens. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What attracted you to this place and time? Rob Sharenow (RS):  I’m drawn to time periods and … Continue reading

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Book Review | The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow

The Berlin Boxing Club Robert Sharenow (HarperTeen, 2011, 404 pp.) In this historical novel set in 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite his assimilated upbringing, learns to box with legendary German boxing champ Max Schmeling while struggling with … Continue reading

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