| Away Running Contributor(s): Wright, David (Author), Bouchard, Luc (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459810465 ISBN-13: 9781459810464 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Football - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015946245 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.80 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 181144 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Matt, a white quarterback from Montreal, Quebec, flies to France (without his parents' permission) to play football and escape family pressure. Freeman, a black football player from San Antonio, Texas, is in Paris on a school trip when he hears about a team playing American football in a rough, low-income suburb called Villeneuve-La-Grande. Matt and Free join the Diables Rouges and make friends with the other players, who come from many different ethnic groups. Racial tension erupts into riots in Villeneuve when some of their Muslim teammates get in trouble with the police, and Matt and Free have to decide whether to get involved and face the very real risk of arrest and violence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wright, David: - David Wright is a writer and teacher of writing. He played American football for the Flash of La Courneuve in suburban Paris before returning to Champaign, Illinois, a home base from where he sets out abroad, most recently to Bahia, Brazil, and Benin, West Africa. Visit www.davidwrightbooks.com for more information.Bouchard, Luc: - Luc Bouchard is an award-winning feature writer for the magazines Elle, Chatelaine, L'Actualité and Reader's Digest Canada. He lives in Montréal, Québec, with his partner and his two daughters. Visit www.bouchardluc.com for more information. |