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After soldiers attack a village in Zimbabwe, brothers Deo and his older, mentally disabled sibling are forced to flee with nothing but a leather soccer ball that holds some money. While confronting prejudice, poverty, and loss on the road to safety, the boys discover that soccer is more than a gameβit offers them solidarity, purpose, and renewed hope for a better future.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Williams, Michael
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