AR Book Level
3.7
AR Points
2
Word Count
14,806
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
322346 EN
About this book
"The Real Thing" by Tom Palmer is about a youth soccer team (United's under-12s) traveling to Poland for a tournament. The main characters include Tomasz, who is excited to be playing in his home country, and Ryan, the team captain who believes Poland and everything Polish is inferior. Ryan's negative attitude toward Poland causes problems for the team on and off the field. The book deals with themes of prejudice and cultural misunderstanding through the story of a youth soccer competition.
