Out of Nowhere
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.77 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375865624 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tom is an authentic narrator who deals out life-changing empathy.-Leah Krippner, Harlem High School, Machesney Park, IL (c) Copyright 2011. No redistribution permitted. As captain of the soccer team, Tom follows his instincts and recruits a Somali player, cashing in on Saeed's talents and unique playing style. . Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Soccer is certainly an element, with a fair amount of play-by-play action (and standard locker-room language), but the novel is rich and multidimensional, addressing the Muslim experience in America, addiction, and r
"Simply READ THIS BOOK" according to L. Plourde. Don't waste a second reading this review--instead, go get OUT OF NOWHERE, find it ANYWHERE, and read it NOW! It is THAT powerful a book, that amazing, that important. Even though it is a YA (young adult) novel, I wish every high school student and their parents and their grandparents would read this book and talk about it. M. "Solid Story of Immigrants, Locals and the Ways that Separate People" according to Ink and Page. Rating: Solid Story of Immigrants, Locals and the Ways that Separate People Rating: 3.5The Low Down: Small towns, small minds; isn't that how the saying goes? Enniston, Maine's population has made a complete 180 from being in "the coldest, whitest state in America" to one that is playing host to a large influx of Somali Muslims escaping personal and political strife in Africa. Tom Bouchard feels bad. .5The Low Down: Small towns, small minds; isn't that how the saying goes? Enniston, Maine's population has made a complete 180 from being in "the coldest, whitest state in America" to one that is playing host to a large influx of Somali Muslims escaping personal and political strife in Africa. Tom Bouchard feels bad. "Entertaining Look at Some very Weighty Issues" according to Maxine McLister. Tom Bouchard is the epitome of the All-American youth. He is third in his class while captaining the soccer team; he is white, Catholic, of Franco-Canadian ancestry; and he lives in small-town Maine, as he points out, the whitest and (almost) coldest state in the union. When a group of Somali Muslim refugees arrive in his to
Enniston has become a “secondary migration” location for Somali refugees seeking a better life after their country is destroyed by war. Winner of the Maine Literary AwardCalled “rich and multidimensional” by School Library Journal in a starred review, Out of Nowhere follows Tom Bouchard: captain and star of the Enniston High School soccer team; boyfriend to one of the prettiest, most popular girls; and third in his class, likely to have his pick of any college (if he ever bothers filling out his applications). He comes out of nowhere on the field to make impossible shots, and suddenly the team is winning, dominating even. Tom hasn’t thought much about his Somali classmates until four o