The soccer fence : a story of friendship, hope and apartheid in South Africa
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Author
Bildner, Phil.
Contributors
Watson, Jesse Joshua, illustrator.
Published
New York, NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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Published
New York, NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2014].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4, 1 Points

Notes

General Note
Includes historical note, sources, and timeline of apartheid.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Each time Hector watches white boys playing soccer in Johannesburg, South Africa, he dreams of playing on a real pitch one day and after the fall of apartheid, when he sees the 1996 African Cup of Nations team, he knows that his dream can come true.
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Accelerated Reader AR,LG,4,0.5,166692.

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LC Subjects
Apartheid -- Juvenile fiction.
Black people -- South Africa -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Johannesburg (South Africa) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Race relations -- Juvenile fiction.
Soccer stories.
South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994 -- Juvenile fiction.
South Africa -- History -- 1994- -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
Apartheid -- Fiction.
Black people -- South Africa -- Fiction.
Johannesburg (South Africa) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Soccer -- Fiction.
South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994 -- Fiction.
South Africa -- History -- 1994- -- Fiction.