The soccer fence : a story of friendship, hope and apartheid in South Africa / Phil Bildner ; illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York, NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0399247904 (hbk.)
- 9780399247903 (hbk.)
- Apartheid -- Juvenile fiction
- Blacks -- South Africa -- Juvenile fiction
- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Soccer players -- Juvenile fiction
- Soccer -- Fiction
- Johannesburg (South Africa) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994 -- Juvenile fiction
- South Africa -- History -- 1994- -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Bildner Phil | Available | 33111007528868 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In a country struggling with acceptance, hope can come in many different forms.
As a boy, Hector loved playing soccer in his small Johannesburg township. He dreamed of playing on a real pitch with the boys from another part of the city, but apartheid made that impossible. Then, in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, and apartheid began to crumble. The march toward freedom in South Africa was a slow one, but when the beloved Bafana Bafana national soccer team won the African Cup of Nations, Hector realized that dreams once impossible could now come true.
This poignant story of friendship artfully depicts a brief but critical moment in South Africa's history and the unique role that sports can play in bringing people together.
Includes historical note and timeline of apartheid.
Includes bibliographical references.
Each time Hector watches white boys playing soccer in Johannesburg, South Africa, he dreams of playing on a real pitch one day. After the fall of apartheid, when he sees the 1996 African Cup of Nations team, he knows that his dream can come true.