{"product_id":"9780228103912","title":"The Basketball Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWarning: This book, which is based on a true story, has depictions of anti-Semitism and contains racial stereotypes and hateful language. It is intended for an audience of 12 years and older.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHealing wounds and changing worldviews, all though a simple game of basketball.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Nine-year-old Hart is attending Jewish summer camp for the first time. As if that isn't awkward enough, this summer the camp is going to play host to some very particular visitors, though the kids at camp don't know that yet.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  What everyone else knows is that in a nearby small town called Eckville, a teacher by the name of Jim Keegstra was fired for spreading anti-Semitic views in his classroom, where he told his students that the Holocaust was a hoax. To make matters worse, he's also the nearby town's mayor.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  To help combat Keegstra's lies the Eckville and Jewish communities decide that the best path forward is to invite the students taught by Keegstra to the summer camp for a day of fun and fellowship.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  What transpires in this graphic memoir by filmmaker Hart Snider is a basketball game for all-time.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Adapted from the NFB's short animation of the same name, \u003ci\u003eThe Basketball Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant tale of the power of community as a means to rise above hatred and bigotry. In the end, as is recognized by the kids playing the basketball game, we're all in this together.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hart Snider (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2022-09-01","offer_id":46011483685119,"sku":"9780228103912","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_505b9684-ae82-4d86-874a-c947bbddbfa8.jpg?v=1723058144","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780228103912","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}