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Saeed, Jamal

Summary: "Coming of age against all odds in the midst of the Arab Spring. Growing up in East Aleppo, Yara's childhood has long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara's doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly. When rescuers dig Yara out from under the rubble that was once her family's home, she emerges to a changed...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SAE

Alabed, 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 ALA

Roumani, Rhonda

Summary: Set in the early days of the Syrian Civil War, cousins Kareem and Samira living in Massachusetts navigate the growing conflict in Syria, new friendships, and the use of art to express themselves.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ROU

Mitchell, Jane

Summary: 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.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MIT

Katouh, Zoulfa

Summary: Eighteen-year-old Salama Kassab, a pharmacy student volunteering at the hospital in Homs, is desperate to find passage on a refugee boat for herself and her pregnant best friend, but first she must learn to see the events around her for what they are--not a war, but a revolution.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

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Kullab, Samya

Summary: "A fictionalized account of a family fleeing war-torn Syria after their home in Aleppo is destroyed. They endure wretched refugee camps, ocean crossings, swindlers - all to find safety in the West."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2017

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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 971 KUL

Ballour, Amani

3 holds on 1 copy

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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Najem, 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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