â€œFilled with kindness and hope, but also with the harsh realities of the horrors of war, this heartbreaking book is a necessary reminder of what many people live through every

Escape from Aleppo

â€œFilled with kindness and hope, but also with the harsh realities of the horrors of war, this heartbreaking book is a necessary reminder of what many people live through every day.â€ â€”Booklist (starred review)

Nadiaâ€™s family is forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria, when the Arab Spring sparks a civil war in this timely coming-of-age novel from award-winning author N.H. Senzai.

Silver and gold balloons. A birthday cake covered in pink roses. A new dress.

Nadia stands at the center of attention in her parentsâ€™ elegant dining room. This is the best day of my life, she thinks. Everyone is about to sing â€œHappy Birthday,â€ when her uncle calls from the living room, â€œBaba, brothers, you need to see this.â€ Reluctantly, she follows her family into the other room. On TV, a reporter stands near an overturned vegetable cart on a dusty street. Beside it is a mound of smoldering ashes. The reporter explains that a vegetable vendor in the city of Tunis burned himself alive, protesting corrupt government officials who have been harassing his business. Nadia frowns.

It is December 17, 2010: Nadiaâ€™s twelfth birthday and the beginning of the Arab Spring. Soon anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and, one by one, countries are thrown into turmoil. As civil war flares in Syria and bombs fall across Nadiaâ€™s home city of Aleppo, her family decides to flee to safety. Inspired by current events, this novel sheds light on the complicated situation in Syria that has led to an international refugee crisis, and tells the story of one girlâ€™s journey to safety.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781481472173
ReleaseDate 2018-01-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781481472173

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781481472173
ReleaseDate	2018-01-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781481472173

Escape from Aleppo

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