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School Library Journal
Starred Review on September 1, 2011
Gr 7 Up—In Zimbabwe, 14-year-old Deo's life is hard but filled with family, love, and soccer. Then soldiers attack his village and send Deo and his mentally disabled brother, Innocent, running toward South Africa. Their way is complicated by a dangerous river crossing, a game preserve filled with lions, and xenophobia. Everywhere these br...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2011
The brutal massacre by government soldiers of his small Zimbabwe village sends fourteen-year-old soccer devotee Deo and his mentally disabled older brother, Innocent, fleeing to a refugee camp in South Africa. The brothers find underpaid work at a farm before eventually leaving for the promise of the big city of Johannesburg. Once there, however, they are forced to live on the streets, and when xen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
The brutal massacre by government soldiers of his small Zimbabwe village sends fourteen-year-old soccer devotee Deo and his mentally di...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on July 1, 2011
A gripping and well-paced story that is engaging from the first page. Michael Williams incorporates realistic, eye-opening details about the harrowing challenges many African refugees and immigrants endure. On their journey, for example, D...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
