When twelve-year-old Arcady is sent to a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state in Soviet Russia, soccer becomes a way to secure extra rations, respect, and protection but it may also be his way out if he can believe in and love another person--and himself.
When twelve-year-old Arcady is sent to a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state in Soviet Russia, soccer becomes a way to secure extra rations, respect, and protection. It may also be his way out.
- ISBN10 0805098445
- ISBN13 9780805098440
- Publish Date 14 October 2014 (first published 1 October 2014)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 August 2021
- Imprint Henry Holt & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English