Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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2019., Picador Call No: Historical Fic Khalifa Edition: First Picador paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: When Abdel Latif, an old man, dies peacefully in a hospital in Damascus, his final wish told to Bolbol, his youngest son, leads to a family quest to bring Abdel's body back to their family's plot in the ancestral village of Anabiya. The only problem is their country has become a war zone, and the siblings--Bolbol, Hussein, and Fatima--find themselves harassed by militias, captured, released, and recaptured and re-released by different warring factions until their quest becomes a dark and often absurd comedy.
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[2018], Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: F SEN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After Nadia is separated from her family while fleeing the civil war, she spends the next four days with a mysterious old man who helps her navigate the checkpoints and snipers of the rebel, ISIS, and Syrian armies that are littering Aleppo on her way to meeting her father at the Turkish border.
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By Abawi, Atia[2018]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC ABA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad"--Provided by publisher.
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By Abawi, Atia[2018]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: Teen Fiction FIC ABA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad"--Provided by publisher.
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By Abawi, Atia[2018]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: HISTORICAL F ABA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge, first with extended family in Raqqa, a stronghold for the militant group, Daesh, and then abroad.
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By Abawi, Atia2019., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: Realistic FIC Abawi Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Teenager, Tareq enjoyed a humble but peaceful life with his family in Syria until a bomb strike destroyed their happiness with one fatal blast. Their only hope of survival becomes to escape their homeland, but their new lives as refugees force them to face danger at every turn.
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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Balzer + Bray an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: TEEN FIC WAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US --and her new label of 'Middle Eastern,' an identity she's never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises--there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude just might try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is"--Provided by publisher.
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2020., Scholastic Focus Call No: HI-INT 956.91 ABO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory. Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria. The girls grow up in a world where nightly bombings are routine and shrapnel counts as toys. They bear witness to arrests, killings, demolished homes, and further atrocities most adults could not imagine. Still, war does not dampen their sense of hope. Through the stories of Ruha and Alaa and Hanin and Jawa, Abouzeid presents a clear-eyed and page-turning account of the complex conditions in Syria leading to the onset of the harrowing conflict. With Abouzeid's careful attention and remarkable reporting, she crafts an incredibly empathetic and nuanced narrative of the Syrian civil war, and the promise of progress these young people still embody"--Provided by the publisher.
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Ã2020., Adolescent, Scholastic Focus Call No: WORLD HISTORY NF ABO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory. Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria.The girls grow up in a world where nightly bombings are routine and shrapnel counts as toys. They bear witness to arrests, killings, demolished homes, and further atrocities most adults could not imagine. Still, war does not dampen their sense of hope. Through the stories of Ruha and Alaa and Hanin and Jawa, Abouzeid presents a clear-eyed and page-turning account of the complex conditions in Syria leading to the onset of the harrowing conflict"--Provided by publisher.
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2023., Pre-adolescent, Levine Querido Call No: REALISTIC F SAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Two brothers fight to reunite amidst the turmoil of the Syrian War. Since the passing of their father, Oscar has tried--and in his little brother Sufyan's eyes, failed--to be the man of his family of Syrian refugees. As Oscar waits in line for rations, longing for the books he left behind when his family fled their home, Sufyan explores more nontraditional methods to provide for his family. Ignoring his brother's warnings, Sufyan gets more and more involved with a group that provides him with big rewards for doing seemingly inconsequential tasks. When the group abruptly gets more intense--taking Sufyan and other boys away from their families, teaching them how to shoot guns--Sufyan realizes his brother is right. But is it too late for Sufyan to get out of this? It's left to the bookish Oscar to rescue his brother and reunite his family. He will have to take charge and be brave in ways he has never dared to before"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Annick Press Call No: HISTORICAL F SAE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Growing up in Aleppo, Yara's childhood has long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara's doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly. When rescuers dig Yara out from under the rubble that was once her family's home, she emerges to a changed world. Her parents and Nana are gone, and her brother, Saad, can't speak--struck silent by everything he's seen. Now, with her friend Shireen and Shireen's charismatic brother, Ali, Yara must try to find a way to safety. With danger around every corner, Yara is pushed to her limits as she discovers how far she'll go for her loved ones--and for a chance for freedom. Crafted through the focused lens of Jamal Saeed's own experiences in Syria and brought to life with acclaimed author Sharon E. McKay, Yara's Spring is a story of coming of age against all odds and the many kinds of love that bloom even in the face of war. Black-and-white interior drawings by award-winning illustrator Nahid Kazemi lend vivid detail to the novel"--From the publisher's web site.
