Arcady's goal /

Arcady's goal /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yelchin, Eugene (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1925 - 1953
Soccer stories.
Communism > Juvenile fiction.
Foster home care > Juvenile fiction.
Soccer > Fiction.
Communism > Fiction.
Foster home care > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General.
Soviet Union > History > 1925-1953 > Juvenile fiction.
Soviet Union > History > 1925-1953 > Fiction.
Soviet Union.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:234 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN:9780805098440 (hardback)
0805098445 (hardback)