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Author Wilson, Steve, 1966-

Title The boys from little Mexico : a season chasing the American dream / Steve Wilson.

Imprint Boston : Beacon Press, ©2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  796.3346 WILSON    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 225 pages ; 24 cm
Contents The field of play -- Steps to success -- The immigrants' game -- Octavio -- Water on stone -- A lush and level field -- El norte -- Carlos -- Adjustments -- The Woodburn curse -- Reading and writing -- Playing rough -- The fourth seed -- This dream -- Just a game -- Game over.
Summary Chronicles the 2005 Woodburn High soccer season, where an all-Hispanic team, led by their Irish-descended white coach, sought to finally defeat the wealthy suburban schools in their district.
Subject Oregon. (OCoLC)fst01204579
Undocumented Immigrants. (DNLM)D000069756
Noncitizens. (OCoLC)fst00967153
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Soccer.
Woodburn High School (Woodburn, Or.) (OCoLC)fst01796164
Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01211700
Soccer -- Oregon -- Woodburn.
Soccer players -- Mexico.
Woodburn High School (Woodburn, Or.)
Soccer -- Social aspects -- Oregon -- Woodburn.
Soccer players. (OCoLC)fst01122208
School sports. (OCoLC)fst01107817
Noncitizens -- Oregon.
Soccer -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01122161
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Noncitizens -- Oregon.
Soccer. (OCoLC)fst01122119
Illegal immigration -- Oregon.
School sports -- Oregon -- Woodburn.
Oregon -- Woodburn. (OCoLC)fst01221353
Local Subject Undocumented immigration -- Oregon.
ISBN 080700152X (pbk.)
0807021679 (acid-free paper)
9780807001523 (pbk.)
9780807021675 (acid-free paper)
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