The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom

Name: The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom
Author: Helen Thorpe
ISBN: 9781501159114

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#3707 of 3,809 books · #232 in Politics & Current Affairs

Shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize (2018).

From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher. The Newcomers follows the lives of twenty-two immigrant teenagers throughout the course of the 2015-2016 school year as they land at South High School in Denver, Colorado. These newcomers, from fourteen to nineteen years old, come from nations convulsed by drought or famine or war. Many come directly from refugee camps, after experiencing dire forms of cataclysm. Some arrive alone, having left or lost every other member of their original family. At the center of their story is Mr. Williams, their dedicated and endlessly resourceful teacher of English Language Acquisition. If Mr. Williams does his job right, the newcomers will leave his class at the end of the school year with basic English skills and new confidence, their foundation for becoming Americans and finding a place in their new home. With the US at a political crossroads around questions of immigration, multiculturalism, and America's role on the global stage, Thorpe presents a fresh and nuanced perspective.

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