Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children by Mufleh, Luma
Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children by Mufleh, Luma

Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children

"[From] an influential educational leader and activist...an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress."--Kirkus Reviews, starred...
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Author: Luma Mufleh
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Language: English
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Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children by Mufleh, Luma

Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children

$72.46
Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children by Mufleh, Luma

Learning America: One Woman's Fight for Educational Justice for Refugee Children

$72.46
Author: Luma Mufleh
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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"[From] an influential educational leader and activist...an impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

It was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleh--a Muslim, gay, refugee woman from hyper-conservative Jordan--stumbled upon a pick-up game of soccer in Clarkston, Georgia, something compelled her to join. The players, 11- and 12-year-olds from Liberia, Afghanistan, and Sudan, soon welcomed her as coach of their ragtag but fiercely competitive group. Drawn into their lives, Mufleh learned that few of her players, all local public school students, could read a single word. She asks, "Where was the America that took me in? That protected me? How can I get these kids to that America?"

Learning America traces the story of how Mufleh grew a group of kids into a soccer team and then into a nationally acclaimed network of schools for refugee children. The journey is inspiring and hard-won: Fugees schools accept only those most in need; no student passes a grade without earning it; the failure of any student is the responsibility of all. Soccer as a part of every school day is a powerful catalyst to heal trauma, create belonging, and accelerate learning. Finally, this gifted storyteller delivers provocative, indelible portraits of student after student making leaps in learning that aren't supposed to be possible for children born into trauma--stories that shine powerful light on the path to educational justice for all of America's most left-behind.



Author: Luma Mufleh
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780358569725


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/01/2021 pg. 24
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 02/14/2022
Library Journal 03/01/2022 pg. 144
Shelf Awareness 04/05/2022

About the Author
LUMA MUFLEH is the founder of Fugees Family, with schools now in Georgia and Ohio locations. Her TED Talk on social justice for refugee families was viewed more than 1.7 million times.
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