{"product_id":"refugee-high-coming-of-age-in-america-9781620975084","title":"Refugee High: Coming of Age in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/em\u003e's Most Anticipated of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wondrous tapestry of stories, of young people looking for a home. With deep, immersive reporting, Elly Fishman pulls off a triumph of empathy. Their tales and their school speak to the best of who we are as a nation--and their struggles, their joys, their journeys will stay with you.\" --Alex Kotlowitz, author of \u003cem\u003eThere Are No Children Here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor a century, Chicago's Roger C. Sullivan High School has been a home to immigrant and refugee students. In 2017, during the worst global refugee crisis in history, its immigrant population numbered close to three hundred--or nearly half the school--and many were refugees new to the country. These young people came from thirty-five different countries, speaking among themselves more than thirty-eight different languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor these refugee teens, life in Chicago is hardly easy. They have experienced the world at its worst and carry the trauma of the horrific violence they fled. In America, they face poverty, racism, and xenophobia, but they are still teenagers--flirting, dreaming, and working as they navigate their new life in America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRefugee High\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting chronicle of the 2017-8 school year at Sullivan High, a time when anti-immigrant rhetoric was at its height in the White House. Even as we follow teachers and administrators grappling with the everyday challenges facing many urban schools, we witness the complicated circumstances and unique education needs of refugee and immigrant children: Alejandro may be deported just days before he is scheduled to graduate; Shahina narrowly escapes an arranged marriage; and Belenge encounters gang turf wars he doesn't understand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEqual parts heartbreaking and inspiring, \u003cem\u003eRefugee High\u003c\/em\u003e raises vital questions about the priorities and values of a public school and offers an eye-opening and captivating window into the present-day American immigration and education systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elly Fishman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.51w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620975084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElly Fishman\u003c\/strong\u003e worked as a senior editor and writer at \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Her features have won numerous awards including a City Regional Magazine Award for her article \"Welcome to Refugee High,\" her first report on the students and faculty at Chicago's Roger C. Sullivan High School. \u003cem\u003eRefugee High: Coming of Age in America\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press) is based on the article, and won the prestigious Studs and Ida Terkel Prize for a first book in the public interest. A Chicago native and graduate of the University of Chicago, Fishman currently lives in Milwaukee with her husband and their dog and teaches in the Journalism Department at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827714769011,"sku":"9781620975084","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3d09a6c2-f2f3-4289-8141-4975b66f9e98.jpg?v=1644575092","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/refugee-high-coming-of-age-in-america-9781620975084","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}