A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return Contributor(s): Abirached, Zeina (Author), Abirached, Zeina (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 157505941X ISBN-13: 9781575059419 Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm) OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - History |
Dewey: B |
Lexile Measure: 680 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1980's - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 153208 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return one afternoon from a visit to the other half of the city and the bombing grows ever closer, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother where it's comfy and safe, where they can share cooking lessons and games and gossip. Together they try to make it through a dramatic day in the one place they hoped they would always be safe--home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abirached, Zeina: - Zeina Abirached was born in Beirut in the middle of the civil war. She studied graphic arts in Lebanon but moved to Paris in 2004, where she attended the National School of Decorative Arts. In 2006, she published her first two graphic novels with publisher Cambourakis, Beyrouth-Catharsis and 38, Rue Youssef Semaani. Her short animated film Mouton was nominated during the fifth international film festival in Tehran. A Game For Swallows (Graphic Universe, 2012) has won numerous awards, including being named an ALA Notable Children's Book and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens. Je Me Souviens Beyrouth (I Remember Beirut), the follow-up to A Game For Swallows, was published in French by Cambourakis in 2008. |