Title: The champion
Description: In 1943 twelve-year-old Rex sees his quiet New Zealand village dramatically changed by the arrival of a black American soldier on leave from the war.
Subjects: Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, Juvenile fiction, Race relations, World War, 1939-1945 in fiction, Race relations in fiction, African Americans in fiction, New Zealand in fiction, African Americans, Children's fiction, World war, 1914-1918, fiction, New zealand, fiction, African americans, fiction
Places: New Zealand