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From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an "extraordinary" (The Denver Post) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher and "a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and nurturing the seeds of the great American experiment" (The New York Times Book Review).
The Newcomers follows the lives...
The Newcomers follows the lives...
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Offering a nuanced and transformative take on immigration, multiculturalism, and America's role on the global stage, The Newcomers follows and reflects on the lives of twenty-two immigrant teenagers throughout the course of their 2015-2016 school year at Denver's South High School. Unfamiliar with American culture or the English language, the students range from the age of fourteen to nineteen and come from nations struggling with drought, famine,...
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