In Belgium in the summer of 1939, with his brother serving in the military, ten-year-old Bing asks his older neighbor, Dani, to repay a debt by teaching him to play soccer, but Dani refuses and sets Bing and his friend Lenny on a course for revenge.

Related: Belgium, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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• ISBN: 9781932425970
• Author: Moeyaert, Bart
• Translator: Boeke, Wanda
• Published: 2008, Front Street
• Themes: interpersonal relation, Revenge, Soccer
• Descriptors: Belgium, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 93