Across
- 2. Liberian and best player on under 15s, but dismissed for refusal to cut his hair
- 6. liberian, brothers are Jeremiah and Darlington, mother is Beatrice; good player on U15's, but loses interest and gets kicked off team after his friends leave
- 7. 15 year resident of the US, car insurance agent
- 10. State where book takes place
- 11. Soccer team name
- 13. youth services coordinator at Refugee Family Services
- 14. Tribe that the Dikori's are a part of
- 16. U13, from Burundi, son of Generose and brother of Alex and Ive
- 18. Mother of Grace, works for Luma's cleaning company
- 19. Kicked off team for gang activities, get shot at
- 20. Country where most refugees are from
- 21. Recently elected mayor who won't let refugees play at the soccer fields
- 22. Wanted the center to focus on "real American's"
- 23. Liberian, U13 striker who has a very big frame, considered himself a basketball player before joining Fugees
- 24. Liberian, leads the fight to get U15's back together, lives with his uncle who works all day, he does the cooking and cleaning
- 26. team's original practice field, get kicked off shortly after forming team
- 32. Coach of the Fugees
- 36. Mother of Alex, Bienvenue and Ive, from Burundi; lost a daughter in a refugee camp due to a cooking accident
- 37. One of the leaders on the U15 team, ultimately Luma gives him the decision on whether to keep Mandela on the team
- 38. Luma's bakery that fails
- 39. Soccer team that the fugues play at Milam Park
- 40. Chief who was given a plaque at town hall
- 41. Holds MD/PhD, but realizes that she doesn't want to pursue careers in medicine and research
- 42. plays for u13 team and his father is imprisoned in Central African Republic
Down
- 1. U13 Soccer cup
- 3. Liberian political scientist, refugee, and has a relationship with Beatrice
- 4. From Burudni, U15 player, spends a lot of time at home taking care of his siblings
- 5. Brother of Alex and Ive, excited to see Grace who speaks Swahili
- 8. Sudanese, Luma's "Secret weapons" on the U13 team, their mother and sisters died in a car accident shortly after arriving in the US
- 9. 13 year old son of Beatrice; Plays for under 13 squad
- 12. International Bible Church where some of the fugues attend
- 15. Under 13 Bosnian refugee, easy-going, cooperative goalie
- 17. Bosnian, plays goalie for the U13's, not very good but tries hard
- 25. Soccer field in Milam park Scheduled by Coach Cooper
- 27. Police officer who abused Chike Chime
- 28. Jail in Walton County where Luma is held
- 29. Under 14 Bambian refugee with many of the same characteristics as his friend Eldin
- 30. U15 player who gets kicked off team because he doesn't think he needs to try out a second time
- 31. Mother of Jeremiah and Mandela; Terrified to let her boys out of sight
- 33. field that team practices on, in terrible condition, reminds some of the Fugees of Africa
- 34. from Kosovo, small midfielder for the U13's, had a grandfather who was a famous soccer player
- 35. Gambian, overweight; plays goalie for the U13's, also not very good