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Children's writings Graphic novels Refugees Refugees Syria Comic books, strips, etc Refugees Syria Juvenile literature Syria Syria History Civil War, 2011- Personal narratives Syria History Civil War, 2011- Refugees Cartoons and comics Syria History Civil War, 2011- Refugees Comic books, strips, etc Syria History Civil War, 2011- Refugees Juvenile literatureAlabed, Bana
Summary: Bana's mother tells her of the strong bana tree that grows in their homeland, Syria, and how Bana's strength helped her survive war, being a refugee, and starting fresh in a new country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Salaam Reads 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALABallour, Amani
Summary: "This searing memoir tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Syria"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BALLOUR, AMANI BALKugler, Olivier
Summary: While on assignment between 2013 and 2017, often for Doctors Without Borders, Olivier Kugler interviewed and photographed Syrian refugees and their caregivers in camps, on the road, and in provisional housing in Iraqi Kurdistan, Greece, France, Switzerland, and England. Escaping Wars and Waves is the astonishing result of that record keeping―a graphic novel that brings to life the improvised...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Mundi, an imprint of the Pennsylvania State University Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 956.91 KUGSummary: Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work, a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage, follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Grasshopper Film 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LASNajem, Muhammad
Summary: "Muhammad Najem was only eight years old when the war in Syria began. He was thirteen when his beloved Baba, his father, was killed in a bombing while praying. By fifteen, Muhammad didn't want to hide anymore--he wanted to act. He was determined to reveal what families like his were enduring in Syria: bombings by their own government and days hiding in dark underground shelters. Armed with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Summary: Presents a graphic account of the events of Syrian refugees' attempt to escape the horrors of their country's civil war in search of a better tomorrow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018