{"product_id":"the-newcomers-finding-refuge-friendship-and-hope-in-america-9781501159107","title":"The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in America","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAward-Winning Account of Refugee Teenagers Finding Hope in America\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Newcomers\u003c\/i\u003e by Helen Thorpe documents the 2015-2016 school year at South High School in Denver, Colorado, where twenty-two immigrant teenagers aged fourteen to nineteen navigate their first year in America. These students arrive from nations devastated by drought, famine, and war—many directly from refugee camps after experiencing severe trauma. Some come alone, having been separated from or lost every member of their original family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eInside Mr. Williams' English Language Acquisition Classroom\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this narrative is Mr. Williams, the dedicated teacher of English Language Acquisition whose resourcefulness and commitment shape these students' futures. Throughout the school year, his goal is to equip the newcomers with basic English skills and the confidence needed to establish themselves in their new home. The book provides an intimate look at both the art and science of new language acquisition while documenting the ongoing global crises that bring refugees to American shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthropologist's Perspective on Immigration\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHelen Thorpe, author of \u003ci\u003eSoldier Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJust Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e, brings her journalistic expertise to this work, which reads as much like an anthropologist's notebook as traditional reportage. Thorpe observes, participates, and offers nuanced perspectives on these students' lives. Her approach counters political rhetoric with the actual evidence of refugee teenagers' characters, struggles, and achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTimely Perspective on Multiculturalism and American Identity\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished at a critical moment in American politics around immigration policy and multiculturalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Newcomers\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh insight into what it means to become American. The book examines cultural integration, the challenges of Americanization, and the reality of refugee resettlement in contemporary America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Author Helen Thorpe\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in London to Irish parents and raised in New Jersey, Helen Thorpe's journalism has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e. Her radio stories have aired on \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSound Print\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Denver and has authored three books: \u003ci\u003eJust Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSoldier Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Newcomers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e called this work \"extraordinary,\" while \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e praised it as \"a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and nurturing the seeds of the great American experiment.\" \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e described it as \"not only an intimate look at lives immigrant teens live, but it is a primer on the art and science of new language acquisition and a portrait of ongoing and emerging global horrors and the human fallout that arrives on our shores.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681025233170,"sku":"9781501159107","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e384622-5193-4392-86a2-505f1935914b.jpg?v=1733947827","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-newcomers-finding-refuge-friendship-and-hope-in-america-9781501159107","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}