Goal!
Goal!
by Mina Javaherbin
Ages 5–8
Six boys play soccer in a South African township with a ball made from plastic bags, racing to finish before a rival gang interrupts their game. Joyful and hopeful.
- Author
- Mina Javaherbin
- Age
- Ages 5–8
- Type
- Sports, Friendship, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Readers rate it
- 4.19 / 5 on
- In India
- Available
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