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Forced to leave his home in war-torn Syria, thirteen-year-old Ghalib makes an arduous journey with his family to a refugee camp in Turkey. Includes glossary.

"In this picture book, a young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed Syria and make their way toward freedom in Europe"--Provided by publisher.

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.