![]() Themes: Discrimination: Cultural, Discrimination: Racial, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by SchoolĬharacter’s New Arrival/New American Status: Refugee Click here for details about how we define our titles. 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.Īvailable As: Hardcover, Paperback, AudiobookĬommunity Represented: Muslim/Muslim American, Somali/Somali American 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. Then the mayor wrote a letter asking Somalis to stop coming, which became a national story. ![]() When thousands of Somali refugees resettled in Lewiston, Maine, a struggling, overwhelmingly white town, longtime residents grew uneasy. The moving story of the Lewiston High School Blue Devils is detailed in a new book released on Tuesday by author Amy Bass called 'One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together.' Bass is the wife of TODAYs Director of Production Management. ![]() One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together by Amy Bass 4.01 avg. ![]()
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