3. Group A--cdalessandro25

In my book Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian, the book is about a small town in Maine flooding with Somali refugees looking for a better way of life. The soccer team gets a jolt of inspiration and outstanding play from their new students who are very talented at the sport. The four Somali guys have a hard time with communication because they're non-English speaking, and that is a struggle for the teammates because communication is key. 

The characters in my book experience not having many options because of their language barrier. It's hard for Saaed to communicate because he's Somali and he understands a little bit of english. “ I slowed down, pronouncing each word carefully, but he still looked confused.”(Padian 16) that was Tom speaking because his coach asked him to help him because of the language barrier it would be hard to translate. Saeed will have to learn English at some point or at least know what words mean.

In The Field Guy To The North American Teenager  By Ben Philippe, my character moved to Texas with his mother and he dislikes Texas and misses being in Canada and being able to see his father. He figures he needs a job so he gets a job at a barbecue place. Norris, who was struggling to find friends in Texas, gets into the football and cheerleader friend group because of a girl named Atari whom he started flirting. Norris and Atari are constantly fighting and arguing about going to prom with him. Norris Had begun drinking heavily and before he went to prom got drunk. At prom, he finds Atari with another guy making out and he tries to fight the guy and they begin arguing with her and all her friends. The days after prom all the people who thought he was friends stopped talking to him and he was constantly hungover and Ended up in jail, which led to his father bringing him back to Canada. 

my character hasn't had a situation where he did not have options or choices rather he always had a say in what he did this impacts how my character could succeed in that he can set himself up for success rather than someone else deciding for him “Mom, Dad, he looked back and forth between their faces which mirrored his own. Thank you for everything you've done for me. I want to go home now, please.”(Philippe 325). When he was given the chance to go back home at the end of the book or stay in Texas with his mother. 

Hello lpinard25,

In my book I'm not dealing with a similar situation but Josefs parents are separated because his dad got taken away due to the Nazis because he was practicing his religion.

In my book, The Other Americans, it tells the story of an African immigrant family and the revolves around the fact that the patriarch of the family is killed in a hit and run and there's nothing anyone can really do. "The one time Dad stays for close, he gets run over and killed?" (Lalami 5). This connects to the question in the post because they're powerless in this situation and what's done is done. 

In my book "Out of Nowhere" by Maria Padian, it talks about a young man named Tom Bouchard. Tommy was born and raised in Anniston, Maine. And goes to a predominantly white school with very little diversity. Tommy plays Soccer for his school and has made himself a household name with his soccer team. Tommy also has a girlfriend named Cherisse, Cherisse is a shallow and whiny girl, who in addition, Is a narcissist who wants his undivided attention 24/7. We are introduced to a young man named Saeed, Saeed is an immigrant who just recently immigrated to Maine. Saeed is a prodigy in soccer. Saeed is so good, he impresses the likes of Tommy. There is a College volunteer in Saeed's village. Her name is Myla. As the story progresses, we see the development of feelings that Tommy obtains for Myla, which subsequently ends Tommy and Cherisse’s superficial relationship. The story moves on some more, and we see the mayor of the town pass a public letter telling Somalis to stop immigrating to Maine. This causes an outrage in the city, causing protests around the state. It also prompts an investigation into Saeed’s background by journalist John LaVallee, who uses the Somali players’ uncertain official birthdates to question their eligibility for the soccer team. Saeed is promptly removed from the team for an allegation of age discrepancies on his green card, this leads Tommy to suspect a player named Alex Rhode’s father, Alex is on the soccer team. As a storm rages through Enniston, Tom receives news of Donnie’s car accident and hospitalization. At the hospital, he encounters Myla and Samira, who are there searching for the still-missing Saeed. Seeking answers, Tom finds Mr.Aden. Who is the school's cultural liaison. And finds out that he advised the family to leave Enniston. While at Myla’s college campus, Tom finds out about a group called “Stand Up Enniston”, a group opposing the church of the world. Tom gets involved with this group, and finds out that Saeed and Samira are Minneapolis. In a surprising turn of events. Uncle Paul, who used to preach prejudice, speech and bigotry. Shows his support for “Stand Up Enniston” by bringing Donnie in his wheelchair to his event.Somali student Ibrahim delivers a speech during the gathering, expressing camaraderie with his soccer team and acknowledging Tom’s impact on their lives. Reflecting on Saeed’s lasting influence, Tom realizes that Saeed’s presence will continue to be felt in his life forever.

A moment in my book where my characters were left with no choice was when Tom was filling out Saeed's Medical information for the soccer team, and put his personal doctor's information in order for Saeed to play. "Right. These people didn't have a doctor in town. There was no way Saeed was going to find one, schedule an appointment, and pass a physical before the season was half over." (Padian 19)  This impacted the way the soccer team performed since Saeed added Star power to a very much needed team. I don't think there was a way for this to be avoided in the future, unless a doctor's office opens up around the city of Enniston.