Reviews
Publishers Weekly, December 22, 2008
St. John begins with an inspiring description of a beautifully played game and then delves into the team's formation...Read More.
Washington Post, April 19 , 2009
You can read this book or wait for the movie, but the book is worth the effort...Read More.
Boston Globe, May 3, 2009
Mufleh molds these traumatized kids into teams and helps them find joy in their lives. Her project is ongoing. Her energy and her achievement, as chronicled by Warren St. John, are inspiring...Read More.
The Independent, June 19, 2009
St John's expertly told account has been described as "heartwarming", as if Mufleh has solved all the problems of multiculturalism at a stroke. Not yet, she hasn't, but she has proved the truth of another football cliché: sometimes it is, indeed, more than just another game. Read More.
The Observer, June 21, 2009
Outcasts United succeeds so emphatically because, just as the Fugees are so much more than a football team, this is much more than a sports book. St John, a reporter for the New York Times, has produced a dense and unjudgmental portrait of America in the 21st century (and a vital primer to African and colonial history in the last one)... Read More.
Chicago Tribune, July 18, 2009
Resisting the easy route of the TV docudrama, the story has a suspenseful season-on-the-brink feel as St. John lovingly depicts youngsters from Liberia, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan struggling not only to form a team but also to fit in while maintaining their own identities...
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