Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
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This young people's version of the adult bestseller is a complex and inspirational story about the the Fugees, a youth soccer team made up of refugees from around the world, and their formidable female coach. Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical southern town until it became a refugee resettlement center. The author explores how the community changed with the influx of refugees and how a single individual made a difference in the lives of so many.
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AwardsPrint BooksTeens & YANonfictionSocial Sciences - TeensBiography - TeensSports - TeensPeoples & Cultures - TeensCultural Issues - TeensPeoples & Cultures Biography - TeensSoccer - TeensRefugees and asylees->Teen nonfictionImmigrants->United States->Biography->Teen nonfictionSoccer->Teen nonfiction2013-2014 Florida Teens Read Award Finalists2013 Christopher Award->Books for Young PeopleFlorida Teens Read AwardTeen Book AwardsPrevious Finalists - Florida Teens Read AwardChristopher Awards - Books for Young People WinnersChristopher AwardsChristian Literature Awards



