A review by laplantec
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town by Warren St. John

4.0

Fascinating look at refugee resettlement programs and the pockets of newly arrived families in small towns in America, specifically how soccer programs can give these children a place to belong. Luma Mufleh manages to do so much more than organize a team--she helps the parents navigating paperwork, jobs, housing, bringing them groceries, as well as keeping the kids motivated in school. St. John deftly weaves in facts about countries in turmoil where refugees are forced to flee with the story of The Fugees soccer club and their struggle to find solid footing in Clarkston, GA.