Golden Goal

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James Lorimer & Company, May 1, 2017 - Juvenile Fiction - 120 pages

When Dylan doesn't get off to a good start at his new school and gets in trouble for fighting, he has to join the soccer team with a group of immigrant and refugee students who play on a rough, gravel field. Mocked by his old team, Dylan becomes determined to bring his new team to the championship finals. Getting to know his teammates opens Dylans eyes about hardship, and shows him the value of a goal that wins in sudden-death play — a golden goal.

Golden Goal is one of four new books that offer readers insight into the experiences of refugee youth as they adjust to life in North America.

 

Contents

Prologue Dylans Dream
9
1 The First Day of School
11
2 Ms Jorgensens Class
17
3 The Fight
22
4 Sent Home
27
5 An Unexpected Consequence
33
6 Coach T
38
7 The Scrimmage
43
11 Regent Heights Comes to Play
67
12 Red Card
73
13 True Friends
79
14 The Dinner Party
84
15 One Point for the Playoffs
89
16 The Save
94
17 The Playoffs Begin
99
18 The Trip to Regent Heights
106

8 The Mall
48
9 Old Friends
53
10 The First Game
60
19 The First Half
111
20 Golden Goal
116
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About the author (2017)

DAVID STARR is the principal of Byrne Creek Community School in Burnaby, BC. David is the author of several other fiction and non-fiction books and has spoken nationally and internationally on community and refugee education.