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Out Of Nowhere (2013)

by Maria Padian(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0375865802 (ISBN13: 9780375865800)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers

review 1: This was a very realistic fiction telling both sides of how people react to strangers in their town. The Somali refugees have come in large numbers to a small Maine town. The students are basically unknown until three of them join the soccer team. Then people begin to question their eligibility because their birthdates are not known (common for many refugees). The captain of the team befriends Saeed but even he in his naivete causes more problems for his friend's family. No simple answers here and great for discussion.
review 2: Tom Bouchard has the perfect life. Captain on his high school soccer team, popular, hot girlfriend, and smart. He has his pick at almost any college he wants to go to, if he finishes his applications, and his life is going very well rig... moreht now. He says he has a lot of luck. But when luck turns on him for the worst of things, what will happen? Somali kids who have fled their country for safety, kids that don't understand the typical teenager in the United States, start showing up at Tom's high school, more and more every day. Everyone in their school is freaking out, but not Tom. He gets to know some of the Somali kids through soccer. Saeed, the best player on their team, is their MVP. He's making incredible shots, game winning goals, and helping Chamberlin High go all the way. But when Chamberlains rival starts questioning Saeed about his past and his eligibility to play, the game changes. Everything changes. If you like a sports book with a good rivalry and a twist you will like Out Of Nowhere because it always has something new to add to the story and there are always new twists. I liked this book a lot because it was a new book about sports and teenage life mixed in with the life of refugees fleeing their country for safety and how they deal with life in another country. Out Of Nowhere is a very good book that gets you thinking about the world a whole different way. less

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