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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Sporting Stories
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Young Black Boy
(Hardcover)
Eugene Banks; Illustrated by Natalia Scabuso
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R563
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Discovery Miles 5 170
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Will It
(Hardcover)
Courtney Kotloski; Illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino
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R440
Discovery Miles 4 400
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In Football Stories: Kane, young readers will find out how Harry Kane went from a promising youngster to captain if the England football team. With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little football fans. They'll love the story of Kane's triumph, especially when they learn that once he was just a football-loving kid just like them.
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The Dancing Ninja
(Hardcover)
Chris George; Illustrated by Cha Consul; Edited by Candice Davis
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R680
Discovery Miles 6 800
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Goodnight Baseball
(Paperback)
Michael Dahl; Illustrated by Christina E. Forshay
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R226
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Discovery Miles 2 110
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‘With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .
The court is SIZZLING.
My sweat is DRIZZLING.
Stop all that quivering.
Cuz tonight I'm delivering’
12-year-old Josh and his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood.
They’re kings of the court, star players for their school team. Their
father used to be a champion player and they each want nothing more
than to follow in his footsteps.
Both on and off the court, there is conflict and hardship which will
test Josh’s bond with his brother. In this heartfelt novel in verse,
the boys find that life doesn’t come with a play-book and it's not all
about winning.
'Uteless' is a coming of age story that follows Bran Kelleher and
his friends from the age of 14 to 18. The story begins in New
Zealand where Bran is a pupil at a famous boarding school with a
reputation for producing top athletes. He's on course to become a
junior All Black rugby player and even has his own ute (utility
vehicle), a gift from his car-dealer dad. But when his mother falls
ill and has to return to England, Bran's circumstances change
dramatically. He finds himself living on his wits in another
country. It doesn't help that he's assigned a place on the school
bus in a row of seats called 'rehab' with three other so-called
'losers'. They include David, an obese and apparently lazy boy
whose claim to fame is having 21 half-siblings thanks to his
absent, loose-living, criminal father. There is Yasmin, of Iranian
descent, immensely shy but formidably bright. Also a member of a
single parent household is Bel (Belinda), a budding poet, who
offers occasional commentary in verse. The teachers at Bran's new
state school are divided about his character and abilities. Some
jump to conclusions and constantly mark him for behaviour, not
achievement. Others see a boy with potential struggling with a
family background that is only gradually being revealed to him. The
big question for Bran is how to navigate his way through the rest
of his schooling. Will the values and work ethic he learned in New
Zealand see him through relative poverty and social discrimination?
Can he hold on to his earlier dreams of sporting prowess? Will the
kids in 'rehab' be more of a hindrance than a help? What effect
will this boy from a different culture have on their lives? Will he
survive the family secrets that slowly emerge and re-shape his
identity?
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