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The boys from little Mexico: a season chasing the American dream
| Title | The boys from little Mexico: a season chasing the American dream |
| Names | Wilson, Steve. |
| Book Number | DBC07045 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Books |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | 2005, Woodburn High. The true story of an all-Latino boys' soccer team in Oregon - Los Perros/The Bulldogs - and their fight to win the State Championship, against the odds and the wealthy all-white suburban schools around them. Unrated. |
| General Notes | Available from BARD courtesy of the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library. |
| Local Notes | 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. |
| Narrator | Davids, Ron. |
| Length | 9 hours, 25 minutes |
| Local Subject | Nonfiction - NF |
| Sports and recreation - SP | |
| Young Adult book - YA | |
| Northwest nonfiction - NW2 | |
| Produced at WTBBL - PAW | |
| LC Subject | Illegal immigration - Oregon |
| Noncitizens - Oregon |
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| Noncitizens |
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| School sports - Oregon - Woodburn |
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| Soccer players - Mexico |
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| Soccer - Social aspects - Oregon - Woodburn |
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| Soccer - Oregon - Woodburn |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Audience Notes | 8 NLS/BPH |
| Unrated. NLS/BPH |
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| Call Number | 796.334620979537 ANF |
| Language | English |
| 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. |
| Released | 2010 |
| Publication Info | Seattle : Beacon Press 2010 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Boston : Beacon Press, c2010. 9780807021675 |
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