Common Reader 2012-2013: Outcasts United  

Visit the book website, including an introduction to the book, the team, the town and the coach and an excerpt to read online

Outcasts United grew out of the reporting Warren St. John did for this article:

Refugees Find Hostility and Hope on Soccer Field
by Warren St. John
January 2007

Also read a Q & A with the author about the book

Story from NPR's "All Things Considered"
Soccer Team Provides Distraction For Refugees
includes an interview with the author and coach Luma 

GEP Movie Screening at Meyer Library. Bend it like Beckham

When:  November 13, 3:00 P.M. and November 15, 6:00 P.M.

Where: LIB 101 Meyer Library Auditorium

ABOUT THE FILM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286499/plotsummary

Light refreshments will be served.

Visit the Fugees website or see the About the Fugees tab on this guide

Read a review of Outcasts United from the Washington Post

From the
New Yorker magazine's
Book Bench: 
The Exchange: 
Warren St. John