My Lists
Featured Lists
Outcasts United
The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
By St. John, Warren
- ISBN
- 978-0-38574-419-1 978-0-37599-903-5 978-0-37598-888-6
- Publisher
- Delacorte
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2012 | Nonfiction
Gr 7 Up–In this young adult adaptation of Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference (Spiegel & Grau, 2009), St. John presents the remarkable, inspiring story of a persevering female coach, a soccer team of refugee boys, and the Georgia town that is their home. With conviction and skill, Jordanian Luma Mufleh established and coached three soccer teams known as the Fugees. Her players were haunted by memories of war-torn homelands and personal tragedies and were st...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
