The Rugby Ball: Surviving the tsunami by William Hay (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Rugby Ball by William Hay Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The Rugby Ball tells the story of two young Japanese boys, Kenta Yamaguchi and Hiroki Ogawa, talented rugby players from Kamaishi on the northeast coast of Japan. Both compete for a place at an international training camp in Canberra, Australia but only Kenta is selected.On 11 March 2010, while Kenta is in Australia, a tsunami strikes their hometown. He is spared from witnessing the horrors of that day, but the tsunami has a devastating effect on his life. Both of his parents are missing, presumed dead, his home and everything he owned is washed away, including a treasured autographed rugby ball. Fortunately for Kenta, Jack and Liz Nash, his homestay family, take him in and raise him in Canberra, giving him a much more comfortable life than he would ever have in Japan. After a few years, Kenta returns to Kamaishi to try to pick up where he left off. He meets up with Hiroki, now a sixteen year old. Hiroki has stopped playing rugby, hates his town and is bitter towards Kenta for being so lucky. It makes Kenta realise he cant stay, because he doesnt share the trauma and personal damage the people of Kamaishi had endured over the years. He returns to Canberra to forge a reputation as a rugby player of the future. In the meantime, his rugby ball, which was swept away by the tsunami, has been found by a group of research students on an island off Alaska. It eventually makes its way back to Japan and is recovered by Hiroki, of all people. The ball reunites Kenta and Hiroki as twenty-year-olds and is helps to repair their friendship and Kentas ties to his city. Details ISBN-13 9798846792357 Title The Rugby Ball Author William Hay Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 210 Publisher Independently Published GE_Item_ID:137072787; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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