The Soccer Fence: A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa Juvenile Fiction Family - Multigenerational African American & Black Science & Nature - Environment Suitable for Ages: 7 to

Suitable for Ages: 7 to Adult

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The Soccer Fence: A story of friendship, hope, and apartheid in South Africa Juvenile Fiction Family - Multigenerational African American & Black Science & Nature - Environment Suitable for Ages: 7 toIn a country struggling with acceptance, hope can come in many different forms. As a boy, Hector loved playing soccer in his small Johannesburg township. He dreamed of playing on a real pitch with the boys from another part of the city, but apartheid made that impossible. Then, in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison, and apartheid began to crumble. The march toward freedom in South Africa was a slow one, but when the beloved Bafana Bafana