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Tournament Fugee

From the Series Soccer United: Team Refugee

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Victor is the captain of a soccer team of recently arrived refugee kids. He struggles to focus on his game during a national tournament because he is haunted by the memory of losing his grandfather back in war-torn Syria and he is worrying about his brother who is at home sick with pneumonia. Can Victor find a way to take care of his family, himself, and his team?

Tournament Fugee is one of four books that offer readers insight into the experiences of refugee youth as they adjust to life in North America.

Distributed in the U.S by Lerner Publishing Group.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre High/Low
Category Diverse Books: Immigration & Refugees, Diversity
Copyright 2018
Publisher James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Imprint Lorimer Children & Teens
Language English
Number of Pages 128
Publication Date 2018-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039250, JUV032150, JUV039050
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5 x 7.75
Lexile 660
Features Author/Illustrator biography

Author: Dirk McLean

Dirk McLean is the author of children’s picture books and novels for young adults. Dirk was born in Trinidad, but now lives in Toronto.