Now Is the Time for Running

By: Michael Williams

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Synopsis: Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo's older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other... until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of their village for the distant promise of safe haven in South Africa. Along the way, they face the prejudice and poverty that greet refugees everywhere, but eventually Deo finds hope, joining dozens of other homeless, displaced teens on the World Cup Street Soccer team--a possible ticket out of extreme hardship to a new life.Captivating and timely, Now Is the Time for Running is a staggering story of survival that follows Deo and his brother on a transformative journey that will stay with readers long after the last page.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 240 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780316134781
Related ISBNs:: 9780316134781, 9780316077903
Publisher:: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date of Addition:: 05/17/21
Copyrighted By:: Michael Williams
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Sports, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:: Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
Reading Age:: 12 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.