Yara's spring

"When the Arab Spring arrives at Yara's doorstep in Syria the regime's reaction to it is worse than anyone imagined. After a violent attack on 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 brother, Ali, Yara must try to find a way to safety"--Back cover.