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cinderella man
Cinderella Man
Written By
MARC CERASINI
Based on the Motion Picture Screenplay By
CLIFF HOLLINGSWORTH and AKIVA GOLDSMAN
Motion Picture Story By
CLIFF HOLLINGSWORTH

Level 4
R e t o l d by Paul Shipton
Series Editors: A n d y Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter

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Pearson Education Limited
Edinburgh Gate, Harlow,
Essex C M 2 0 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world.
ISBN-10: 1-4058-0642-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-4058-0642-8

page
Introduction

V

Chapter 1

A Lucky Man

1

Chapter 2

Hard Times

7

Chapter 3

An Embarrassment

12

Chapter 4

A New Life

16

Chapter 5

Broken Promises

20

Chapter 6

One Fight Only

27

Chapter 7

Back in the Ring

31

Chapter 8

A Second Chance

36

Chapter 9

Not the Same Guy

41

Chapter 10

Night in the Park

46

Chapter 11

Face to Face with the Champion

49

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Chapter 12

The Big Day

54

Acknowledgement

Chapter 13

The Hopes of the Crowd

60

Photograph page: viii © ® Estate of James J. Braddock

Chapter 14

The Luckiest Man

65

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