Outcasts united : an American town, a refugee team, and one woman's quest to make a difference / Warren St. John.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

St. John, Warren.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mufleh, Luma.

Women coaches (Athletics)--Georgia--Clarkston--Biography.

Women coaches (Athletics).

Soccer teams--Georgia--Clarkston.

Soccer teams.

Refugee children.

Soccer coaches.

Clarkston (Ga.)--Ethnic relations.

Clarkston (Ga.).

Soccer coaches--Georgia--Clarkston--Biography.

Refugee children--Georgia--Clarkston.

Refugees--Africa.

Refugees.

Africa.

Georgia--Clarkston.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

320 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

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.

Notes:

Reader's guide: p. [310]-320.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-307).

ISBN:

9780385522045

0385522045

OCLC:

326533927