The Soccer Fence
  • Published: 13 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9780399247903
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99

The Soccer Fence

A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa

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The perfect book to complement World Cup mania in 2014, and also support Common Core!

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.
  • Published: 13 March 2014
  • ISBN: 9780399247903
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99
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Praise for The Soccer Fence

SHOELESS JOE AND BLACK BETSEY: Texas Bluebonnet Award-Winner
SLUGGERS series with Loren Long: New York Times bestseller

THE UNFORGETTABLE SEASON:
2012 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
2012; 2012-2013 Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Honor Award

  • "conversational yet informative"--Publishers Weekly, starred review
  • "Even non-sports fans will appreciate how Bildner and Schindler weave period details into this engaging account"--School Library Journal, starred review
  • "Bildner narrates the tale with breathless enthusiasm . . . while cleverly incorporating facts, statistics, highlights of the games" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    • THE HALLELUJAH FLIGHT:
    CCBC 2011 Choice
    Bank Street 2011 Best Book
    4 State Award Lists
  • "The writing is upbeat and inviting . . . Great as a read-alone as as for telling aloud"--School Library Journal, starred review
  • "informative and humorous"--Library Media Connection, starred review