Starr, David (School principal),

Golden game / David Starr. - 127 pages ; 20 cm.

Abbas is a Syrian refugee and a striker on a junior high soccer team of refugee and immigrant players. He is excited when his team is sponsored to play a big tournament, where he can reconnect with a friend from Syria. But a traffic accident triggers Abbas to experience anxiety and flashbacks to the violence in Syria. He must find a way to conquer his flashbacks and anxiety before the big tournament, and also help his whole team deal with the pressure of the competition.

10-13.

ISBN: 9781459412316 1459412311

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Syrians--Canada--Fiction.
Refugees--Syria--Fiction.
Fear of flying--Fiction.
Soccer $v Fiction.
Soccer stories.