{"product_id":"the-basketball-game-9780228103912","title":"The Basketball Game","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228103912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs","brand":"Hart Snider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42325224915125,"sku":"9780228103912","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8b35701e-3a7f-4b39-bf9c-de21beafa56b.jpg?v=1660017826","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-basketball-game-9780228103912","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}