Now Is the Time for Running

Williams, Michael

ISBN 10: 0316077887 / ISBN 13: 9780316077880

Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013

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Seller Inventory # 0316077887-3-35219769

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Now Is the Time for Running
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316077887
• ISBN 13: 9780316077880
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 37 ounces

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Synopsis

When tragedy strikes, Deo's love of soccer is all he has left. Can he use that gift to find hope once more?

Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo's older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other ..until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of their village for the distant promise of safe haven. Along the way, they face the prejudice and poverty that await refugees everywhere, and must rely on the kindness of people they meet to make it through.

Relevant, timely, and accessibly written, Now Is the Time For Running is a staggering story of survival that follows Deo and his mentally handicapped older brother on a transformative journey that will stick with readers long after the last page.

About the Author

Michael Williams is a writer of plays, musicals, operas, and novels, and is the Managing Director of Cape Town Opera in South Africa. He is the author of several books, including the highly praised young adult novels Crocodile Burning and Now Is the Time for Running. He has written operas for young people based on African mythology as well as the libretti for symphonic operas that have premiered around the world. He finds writing fiction to be the perfect antidote to the drama of keeping an opera company alive in Africa.