Author

Publication

2018 - Hachette Books, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780316396547
  • Open LibraryOL26945429M

Classifications

  • DDC796.334/620974182
  • LCCGV944.U6 B37 2018
  • LCCGV944.U6B37 2018
and 1 more
  • LCCGV944.U6 B37 2019

Description

"In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and Outcasts United, ONE GOAL tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state--and ultimately national--glory. When thousands of Somali refugees resettled in Lewiston, Maine, a struggling, overwhelmingly white town, longtime residents grew uneasy. Then the mayor wrote a letter asking Somalis to stop coming, which became a national story. While scandal threatened to subsume the town, its high school's soccer coach integrated Somali kids onto his team, and their passion began to heal old wounds. Taking readers behind the tumult of this controversial team--and onto the pitch where the teammates vied to become state champions and achieved a vital sense of understanding--ONE GOAL is a timely story about overcoming the prejudices that divide us"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • One goal: a coach, a team, and the game that brought a divided town togetherHachette Books2018-01-01

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