Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town

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A moving account of how a soccer team made up of diverse refugees inspired an entire community here in the United States.
 
Based on the adult bestseller, Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference, this young people's edition is a complex and inspirational story about the Fugees, a youth soccer team made up of diverse refugees from around the world, and their formidable female coach, Luma Mufleh.
 
Luma Mufleh, a young Jordanian woman educated in the United States and working as a coach for private youth soccer teams in Atlanta, was out for a drive one day and ended up in Clarkston, Georgia, where she was amazed and delighted to see young boys, black and brown and white, some barefoot, playing soccer on every flat surface they could find. Luma decided to quit her job, move to Clarkston, and start a soccer team that would soon defy the odds. Despite challenges to locate a practice field, minimal funding for uniforms and equipment, and zero fans on the sidelines, the Fugees practiced hard and demonstrated a team spirit that drew admiration from referees and competitors alike.
 
Outcasts United explores how the community changed with the influx of refugees and how the dedication of Lumah Mufleh and the entire Fugees soccer team inspired an entire community. 


Praise for Outcasts United
 
“An uplifting underdog story.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“Motivating messages that will resonate with teen readers.”—School Library Journal, Starred Review

 
Praise for Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference
 
“Wonderful, poignant book is highly recommended..."–Library Journal, Starred Review
 
“Engagingly written.”—School Library Journal
 
“Richly detailed, uplifting … educational and enriching.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“Dee"Inspiring...richly detailed...Deeply satisfying...a bighearted book."—Shelf Awareness

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4.2
14 reviews
Carmen Aycock
April 30, 2016
absolutely amazing story, but written by the most boring author. fell asleep reading, the summaries are great though. do not recommend!!! THIS BOOK IS AWFUL!! if someone like Christopher Paul Curtis wrote it I would definitely love it and give it 5 stars!!
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Kranestyles
January 5, 2015
Author, Warren St. John, effectively relates a heartfelt, nonfictional narrative about how the committed, selfless actions of one individual can positively impact the lives of many - and sometimes dramatically so! The story explores the persistent need for social justice globally and challenges those fortunate not to live lives of apathy. Through constructive efforts to improve the lives of humankind things might not always work out... but "the ball is round!" Something is better than nothing. Inspiring!!!
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Lane
July 13, 2016
But poor writing. Very bland, but I do appreciate the sense of emotion that the writer can convey when looking back on the histories of the refugee families.
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About the author

WARREN ST. JOHN is the author of the national bestsellers "Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Journey into the Heart of Fan Mania" and "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference." A former reporter for the New York Times, he has also written extensively for The New Yorker, the New York Observer, and Wired. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, attended Columbia University and now lives in New York City.

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