Title: Goal!
Author: Mina Javaherbin
Illustrator: A. G. Ford
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Subgenre: Juvenile Fiction
Theme: Social Issues, Bullying
Characters: Group of friends, group of bullies
Characters: Group of friends, group of bullies
Date of publication: 2010
Publishing Company: Candlewick Press
Summary: This is powerful book that portrays the struggles that
children in Africa face. I think many American children take a lot for granted
and this book shines light on how things are in other places. In South Africa,
a group of friends is united by their strength and love of soccer (football).
They play in a dangerous alley, where there is enough room and they are
confronted by bullies. They have been confronted before and this time they were
prepared to lead them in another direction so they could still play the sport
that they love.
In the classroom, it’s important to show diversity in the places that people live.
We are very fortunate in America and I think it is important to remind our
students of how great we have things. The illustrations in this book alone,
could tell the story; absolutely beautiful.
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