civil war, 2011-

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.

"It is spring 2012 and 40,000 people have died since the start of the Syrian Arab Spring. In the wake of this, Yasmine has set up a clandestine hospital in the north of the country. Her town is controlled by Assad's brutal regime, but is relatively stable. However, as the months pass, the situation becomes increasingly complex and violent. Told in stark, beautiful black-and-white imagery, 'Freedom Hospital' illuminates a complicated situation with gut-wrenching detail and very dark humor"--Provided by publisher.

"A musician and his dog escape war-torn Syria"--Provided by publisher.

"In the midst of the Syrian Civil War, Alaa takes care of Aleppo's abandoned cats"--Provided by the publisher.

"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.

"The . . . story of a small, makeshift library in the town of Daraya, and the people who found hope and humanity in its books during a four-year siege"--Amazon.

Three siblings must navigate through war-torn Syria to honor their father's dying wish to be buried near Damascus. As they are captured, recaptured, imprisoned, and bombed, the family's decisions continue to have consequences for all of them.

" . . . tells the tragedy of the Syrian War through the dramatic stories of four young people seeking safety and freedom in a shattered country. Extending back to the first demonstrations of 2011 . . . dissects the tangle of ideologies and allegiances that make up the Syrian conflict."--Provided by publisher.

In this book, leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs help readers to understand the journeys that Syrian-Americans took to the United States.

"Six months after Zafir has moved to Homs from Dubai with his parents, the excitement of living in a new city has worn off. But then he sees a body thrown from a moving car, and when when no one stops to help--and he is told to forget what he's seen--he realises there's a lot he doesn't understand about life in Syria. A lot that no one will tell him. Soon after, the campaign for revolution in Syria begins, and Zafir's parents begin to argue about their country's future. Things get worse when his father is arrested and his mother must leave Homs. As the conflict in the city escalates, everyday life becomes dangerous for a boy alone. Will Zafir find a way to be reunited with his friends and family?"--Back cover.