The banana-leaf ball : how play can change the world

Resource Information

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Label

The banana-leaf ball : how play can change the world

Title remainder

how play can change the world

Statement of responsibility

Katie Smith Milway ; Shane W. Evans

Creator

• Milway, Katie Smith, 1960-

Contributor

• Evans, Shane

Author

• Milway, Katie Smith, 1960-

Illustrator

• Evans, Shane

Subject

• Children and war -- Juvenile fiction
• Refugee camps -- Tanzania -- Juvenile fiction
• Refugee children -- Tanzania -- Juvenile fiction
• Sports -- Social aspects -- Juvenile fiction
• Belonging (Social psychology) -- Juvenile fiction
• Bullying -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources at the camp, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and a leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. Then one day a coach gathers all the children to play soccer. Though Deo loves soccer and has even made his own ball out of banana leaves, he's unsure at first about joining in when he sees Remy on the field. But as Deo and the other boys get drawn into the game, everything begins to change. Their shared joy in playing provides the children---including Remy---with a sense of belonging

Member of

• CitizenKid

Cataloging source

NLC

Dewey number

jC813/.6

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

PZ7.M657

LC item number

Ban 2017

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

CitizenKid

Target audience

juvenile