Outcasts united : an American town, a refugee team, and one woman's quest to make a difference / Warren St. John.
2009
GV942.7 .L86 2009b (Mapit)
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Title
Outcasts united : an American town, a refugee team, and one woman's quest to make a difference / Warren St. John.
Author
Edition
Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition.
ISBN
9780385522045 (pbk.)
0385522045 (pbk.)
0385522045 (pbk.)
Published
New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.
Language
English
Description
320 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Call Number
GV942.7 .L86 2009b
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.334
Summary
This volume recounts the story of Luma Mufleh, a young Jordanian emigre who created a soccer program in Georgia (U.S.) for young refugees from war-torn nations, telling the story of a determined woman profoundly impacting the lives of dozens of impoverished families. Mufleh forged a team, the Fugees, out of recruits from such disparate lands as Liberia, Sudan, Zaire, Kosovo and Afghanistan. She offered youngsters traumatized by civil war and genocide the chance to enjoy a familiar pastime, often acting as a surrogate mother for children whose struggling parents worked long hours to support them.
Note
Reader's guide: p. [310]-320.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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