Now is the Time for Running

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Starred Review. There is plenty of material to captivate readers ... But it's the tender relationship between Deo and Innocent, along with some heartbreaking twists of fate, that will endure in readers' minds." - Publishers Weekly To find out what happens to Deo, read the gut-wrenching and violent, yet heart-warming and inspirational book Now Is the Time For Running by Michael Williams.

Now Is The Time For Running Book Analysis - StudyMode Now Is The Time For Running Book Analysis - StudyMode

Winner of the UKLA Book Awards 12-16 age category 2014.Micheal Williams' is a masterful storyteller who pulls you along the journey of a lifetime. Deo and Innocent's journey is a universal story of hope in the face of despair, and the search for a better life. Now is the Time for Running has a three-part structure. Act I shows the horrors of the Zimbabwean regime and sees Deo and Innocent flee to South Africa. Act II covers the reception refugees are given in a country with problems of its own. Act III is all about healing and paths forward. And the whole thing, rather beautifully, begins and ends with football - if there is one thing that connects boys in almost every country and can break down barriers, football is it. They are led astray by one of their fellow farmworkers and left penniless and lost. No job, no money, no food. Deo ends up living on the streets. He becomes one of the glue-sniffing street kids in South Africa. Deo is playing soccer in a drug-induced fog one day but a scout recognizes his talent and skill. The scout approaches Deo and tells him about a soccer team made up of kids from the streets of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and other cities in South Africa. The kids are taken off the street, given a place to live and food to eat. They are also trained as members of soccer teams which will compete for the World Cup of street soccer. This opportunity proves to be life changing for Deo. He is able to regain his strength and sense of purpose. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.Many middle or high school language arts lessons could be taught from this novel such as: characters (p. 77 Mai Maria), description (p. 105 moving across the park), similes (everywhere in the book: p. 47 and more) , sentence fluency (p. 158 short brief sentences with longer), repeating line "operation..." (p. 101, p. 102, etc), metaphor in a name (Innocent) and much more. PDF / EPUB File Name: Now_Is_the_Time_for_Running_-_Michael_Williams.pdf, Now_Is_the_Time_for_Running_-_Michael_Williams.epub

Now Is the Time for Running Summary and Analysis Now Is the Time for Running Summary and Analysis

I must admit, this book definitely had the feel of assigned reading. The way there are many plot holes left open so the reader can interpret what happens, the way the characters are so very flat and how the story focuses mainly on the issues it's portraying really makes it seem like a 'school' book. Though this isn't the worst book I've read for school, it also wasn't the most interesting and I definitely didn't enjoy the millions of comprehensions and activities we had to do while we were reading it. This is the 2nd book I have decided to read as a companion book with my daughter, as part of her year 8 curriculum. In a remote village in Zimbabwe, Deo is playing football with his friends while his brother Innocent looks on. Innocent takes a bit of looking after - deprived of oxygen during birth, he's not quite like other children and Deo is fiercely protective of him. Then the soldiers arrive, looking for a delivery of food aid and the traitors who welcome help from the evil Americans, and they destroy the entire village. Now orphans, the two boys have no choice but to flee to South Africa in the hopes of finding their long-lost father. Since their only possessions are Innocent's bix box and Deo's football (stuffed with worthless billion dollar notes), it won't be easy... of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Now Is the Time for Running by Michael WilliamsDeo lives in Gutu, Zimbabwe. He spends his spare time playing soccer with a ball his grandfather made for him.

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Williams, a renowned dramatist, gives readers compelling characters and, in simple language, delivers a complicated story rooted—sadly and upliftingly—in very real events. Based on true events that occurred in 2008 this gripping novel will keep you awake till you finish it. This was another 2 hour book that I couldn't put down. Definitely one of the best books I read in 2011. As others have said, it all depends on the characterization of time you are aiming for. "Time's slipping by", "Time's rushing past me", "Time is racing"...The whole thing is extremely powerful and it wrings every possible emotion out of its readers. The football is as exhilarating to read about as it is for Deo to play. Innocent's "innocent" conversation is often laugh-out-loud funny. Some of the scenes in Zimbabwe involving the soldiers are horrifying. Sometimes, tears come at the sheer sadness of it all and at the courage of two little boys. And sometimes, the weight of the awfulness sits like a stone in your heart. But the book is truthful, not hopeless. It ends on an up note and with the positive message that we're all brothers and sisters, no matter where we come from. Quite right, too. Williams reveals the many hardships the two boys face, but also their tremendous faith in the promise of a better life ahead, as well as their passion for football, and their determination to honour the memory of their family. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2016-12-08 21:02:19 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1576407 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II External-identifier