The rest of the title: A Coach, A Team, And the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together. This is about a soccer team in Lewiston Maine where they has been an influx of immigrants mostly from Somalia, via different refugee centers. I don't remember reading in the book how the first one decided on Lewiston but others came because there was a community there. It was a smaller town than others were the government was trying to settle them. There became a system of assistance around the families as well. The focus of the book was the high school soccer team and the long time coach that was finally able to win the state championship. It was also about how the team and families have been embraced by the town. Not saying everything was great but in general it has been a positive. An interesting read and shows what would hope other towns would look at in accepting immigrants as a way to grow and strengthen a community.
There are 2 WL for this book so will get it posted & mailed off probably pretty soon but have enough credits on PBS so no hurry.
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