Children's fictionSurvival

Now is the time for running

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When soldiers attack a small village in Zimbabwe, Deo goes on the run with Innocent, his older, mentally disabled brother, carrying little but a leather soccer ball filled with money, and after facing prejudice, poverty, and tragedy, it is in soccer that Deo finds renewed hope.

Subjects: Children's fiction
Survival
Brothers
Blacks
Refugees
Soccer
Set in: Zimbabwe

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