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Voters Choose "Outcasts United"
"Outcasts United" will be the 2010 One Book One San Diego selection! An online vote was conducted during the month of October. "Outcasts United" received 61 percent of 1,500 votes. The other two choices were "Dreamers of the Day" and "Song Yet Sung." We look forward to reading "Outcasts United" with you in the coming months! Stay tuned for information on upcoming One Book events and activities.
"Outcasts United" follows a pivotal season in the life of a refugee soccer team, their families and their charismatic coach as they struggle to build new lives in a small town overwhelmed by change. Theirs is a story about resilience in the face of extraordinary hardship, the power of one person to make a difference and the daunting challenge of creating community in a place where people seem to have so little in common.
Previous Selections
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman is the remarkable true-story of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, who, with extraordinary courage, compassion, and calm under pressure, managed to save hundreds of people from Nazi hands. With her inimitable blend of lyricism and insight into the natural world, Ackerman reveals in this book how empathy for nature can, occasionally, allow us to triumph over the worst in human nature.
Three Cups of Tea
In Three Cups of Tea, author Greg Mortenson and acclaimed journalist David Oliver Relin, recount the unlikely journey that led Mortenson from a failed attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully building schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Enrique's Journey
Enrique's Journey, by Sonia Nazario is the astonishing true story that recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States.
About One Book, One San Diego
KPBS, in partnership with the San Diego Public Library, launched One Book, One San Diego, a campaign designed to educate and enlighten on topics and themes of concern to our community, while promoting reading as a source of pleasure and enrichment. One Book is designed to meet the shared interests of our listeners, viewers and members in books and storytelling, giving them the opportunity to participate in dialogue addressing important issues.
