Learning America[From] an influential educational leader and activistan impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress.Kirkus Reviews, starred review It was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleha Muslim, gay, refugee woman from hyper conservative Jordanstumbled 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

A small-town smart-aleck

and Galicia

and Sammie and David are both left feeling hurt

But when Graciela

Anthea processed her shocking experiences through writing

Through gripping firsthand storytelling

And an intergenerational icon affectionately known as the Notorious RBG

Soon she isn’t training for the love of

she doesn’t want to know the whole truth

and even the human family who lives there

mined from millions of real-time reports on people’s daily lives

and there is much to be learned from these paragons of beauty and grace that can be applied to our lives