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Brooke Hauser, who spent a year following members of the senior class, delivers a rich, extraordinarily moving account of the challenges they met--and the many ways in which kids are the same the world over. -- Parade Magazine

Enlightening, highly readable. Hauser paints a portrait of the ambitious, energetic school by following a cross section of students over the course of a year. Hauser clearly cares about the students whose lives she entered for a year, as does the reader, who rejoices for those who get word of scholarships in the spring and regrets the outcomes of undocumented students who are wait-listed for life. -- Booklist Hauser's writing resonates with the message she forwards, which is epitomized by International and its cohorts: Keep hope breathing. Hauser provides a clear view into the mindset of immigrant teenagers. In doing so, she succeeds in telling a story about people rather than a school. Highly recommended. -- Library Journal A refreshing reminder of the hurdles newcomers to this country still face and how many defy the odds to overcome them. -- The New York Times The stories of these kids are simply astonishing. -- Talk of the Nation, NPR A People Magazine Great Read Brooke Hauser, who spent a year following members of the senior class, delivers a rich, extraordinarily moving account of the challenges they met--and the many ways in which kids are the same the world over. -- Parade Magazine This wonderful book connects us to the complexity, intensity and liveliness of refugee and immigrant teenagers. Hauser is masterful at storytelling. The New Kids is a must read for anyone interested in teaching, teens, or our new America. It does what the best writing does: it increases our moral imaginations. -- Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls The trust between Brooke Hauser and her teenage subjects infuses her prose. This unique bond embodies the kind of special connection that I, as a documentary filmmaker, continuously strive for. With grace, compassion, and humor, she captures the complexity and intricacies of the young immigrant experience in the U.S. and teaches us something new about the changing face of our country through the unflinching eyes of its next generation. -- Ross Kauffman, director of the Academy Award-winning documentary, Born Into Brothels Heartbreaking, hopeful, and utterly enthralling. The New Kids is the spellbinding account of what happens when students like Ngawang, who began his journey to America zipped inside a suitcase, meet the kind of teachers willing to confront bootleggers who use kids as slave labor. For real-life drama and a glimpse of America at its best, The New Kids is unbeatable. -- Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and The Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Brooke Hauser's The New Kids is beautifully written and deeply moving account of young people trying to find their place in the new America. -- Warren St. John, author of Outcasts United and Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer The U.S. Census tells us that the most diverse generation in history is growing up today in America. The New Kids takes us into the hallways, drama clubs, science labs, and prom nights of this profound demographic shift. Here we find endearing and impossibly brave teenagers, trying to disengage their thoughts from the slaughter, hunger, and persecution they escaped in order to focus on civics class, hip-hop slang, tight jeans, SAT tests, and how to become 'real Americans.' Brooke Hauser is a compassionate and spell-binding storyteller; she has won the trust of these young people; and we older Americans should feel profoundly optimistic and grateful that such talented youth have chosen our country. -- Melissa Fay Greene, author of There Is No Me Without You

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Brooke Hauser has written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Allure, among other publications. She lives in western Massachusetts.

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