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Synopsis
Earning a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball for their team in South Africa, Ajani and his friends kick, dribble and run their way to a football championship that is threatened by a group of ball-stealing bullies.
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Review
Large and colorful action shots, many full spread, keep the story moving at a quick pace. . . . Choose this book with an international bent to supplement other books on bullying, because it will open up another opportunity for conversation and discussion.
--School Library Journal
--Booklist While the level of danger--and deprivation--these boys face may be unfamiliar to many American readers, the quick-moving soccer action, tension, and triumph over the common threat of bullies have near-universal appeal.
--Publishers Weekly Moving message about soccer's power to inspire and connect fans and players around the world.
--Booklist I can't think of another book that so succinctly and simply portrays the power of sports to unite and uplift....wonderfully conveys the passion the rest of the world feels for football as well as the conditions much of the world lives in - a fabulous sports book and so much more.
--Bookends (Booklist blog) A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story that celebrates the unifying power of soccer.
--90 Minutes Soccer Magazine A lyrical, spare story of friendship and empowerment. . . . Gorgeous oil paintings, and Ford perfectly nails the wide-ranging moods that rear their heads in the story: Elation, fear, embarrassment, courage, and right back to elation. And ...victory.
--Seven Impossible Things blog Uplifting and inspiring, this beautifully written and illustrated book reminds us of the joys and saving grace of friendship and sport. Set in South Africa, this book is a gift for soccer fans and all families around the world.
--Archbishop Desmond Tutu Action-packed oil paintings expand the artfully clipped style of a satisfying story as much about teamwork, global connection and the pleasure of play as about soccer itself.
--San Francisco Chronicle Ford's oil paintings capture the faces and posture of boyhood confrontation perfectly. His color choices and use of light to imply motion are masterful
--News & Record
Book Description
A lyrical and beautifully illustrated story about the unifying power of football.
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- PublisherCandlewick Pr
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0763645710
- ISBN 13 9780763645717
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorFord A. G.
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