A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return
Expanded Edition
$44.72
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2022
Summary
This expanded edition of A Game for Swallows features a new, illustrated afterword, as Abirached reflects on the meaning of her memoir’s title, the graffiti that inspired it, and the future of Beirut.
A USBBY Outstanding International Book
“This superb memoir is destined to become a classic.” —starred, School Library Journal
“A moving tale about the hardships of an ordinary family living in an extraordinary part of the world.” —Gene Yang, author of
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781728446134 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1728446139 |
| Author: | Zeina Abirached |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Graphic Universe |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 175mm x 13mm |
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“Teachers will have a field day using the book to discuss the evils of war. Reviewer Rating: 5” –Children’s Literature
About The Author
Zeina Abirached
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.
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