The situation between Deo’s village and these soldiers soon escalates and Deo and Innocent suddenly find themselves running for their lives. When soldiers roll into their village and demand that the villagers bring them their food, Deo thinks “Does he not know we have nothing, that there is no food here?” It’s clear that circumstances are dire for Deo and his family. It is a pouch of cow-leather patches sewn together with twine, stuffed with tightly rolled plastic. He spends his spare time playing soccer with a ball his grandfather made for him. Deo looks out for his big brother.ĭeo lives in Gutu, Zimbabwe. His impairment is never specified, but it hardly matters. Michael Williams’ YA novel Now is the Time For Running doesn’t spend too much time talking about the politics of the conflict, but readers will soon understand the chaos and devastation it causes.įifteen-year-old Deo lives with his amai (mother), grandfather (Grandpa Longdrop), and older brother, Innocent. And I know next to nothing about the conflicts in Africa. I remember reading The Kite Runner years ago and being shocked how little I knew about that conflict.
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