One Maryland One Book

Announcing the new book for 2010!

We are delighted to announce that Outcasts United, a nonfiction work by Warren St. John, is the selection for One Maryland One Book 2010.

Outcasts United is the story of a soccer team of refugee boys from war zones in Liberia, Congo, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan called the "Fugees"; their coach, Luma Mufleh; and the town where they live--Clarkston, Georgia--a sleepy, southern town upended by refugee resettlement.

The story is not only an inspiring tale of a small town becoming global, but also a story about resilience, the power of one person to make a difference and the challenge of creating community in a place where people seem to have little in common.

Warren St. John has written for the New York Observer, The New Yorker, Wired and Slate, in addition to his work as a reporter for The New York Times.

We invite you to plan a discussion with your book group or organization. You can also join us at one of our programs across the state in September and October 2010.

Check our online calendar to find programs near you, and visit here often for more news and updates!

Click here to read the full press release.

Learn more about Warren St. John, Outcasts United, and the Fugees at www.outcastsunited.com.

Read a Washington Post Review of Outcasts United at www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041701377.html.

Learn more about One Maryland One Book here!

One Maryland One Book 2010 is funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, LSTA grant funds, through the Division of Library Development & Services, Maryland State Department of Education and the Comcast Foundation and in partnership with Enoch Pratt Free Library and Barnes & Noble.

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