Punching Bag

Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad’s anger. Hovering over Rex's story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Punching Bag is a remarkable memoir about one teenager's cycle of violence, blame, and attempts to forgive his parents—and himself.