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Américains d'origine syrienne Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Children's writings IS (Organization) Syria History Civil War, 2011- Fiction Syria History Civil War, 2011- Juvenile fiction Syria History Civil War, 2011- Personal narratives Syria Social life and customs 21st century Syrian Americans Fiction Syrian Americans Juvenile fiction Syrie Histoire 2011- (Guerre civile) Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseFilter By Subjects
Américains d'origine syrienne Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Children's writings IS (Organization) Syria History Civil War, 2011- Fiction Syria History Civil War, 2011- Juvenile fiction Syria History Civil War, 2011- Personal narratives Syria Social life and customs 21st century Syrian Americans Fiction Syrian Americans Juvenile fiction Syrie Histoire 2011- (Guerre civile) Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseNajem, 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: "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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Summary: Dimitri Bontinck lived every parent's worst nightmare. His teenage son, introduced to Islam by his girlfriend, fell into the clutches of a radical mosque. Dimitri watched helplessly as his son, Jay, transformed from a gentle boy to a soldier in training, wearing traditional robes and following a strict diet. Completely brainwashed, Jay snuck out of the house and traveled to Syria, all but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BONTINCK, DIMITRI BONAl Abed, Bana
Summary: When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions of innocent children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AL ABED, BANA ALWard, Clarissa
Summary: "The recipient of multiple Peabody and Murrow awards, Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, she has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria,Egypt, and Afghanistan, Ward, who speaks seven languages, has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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Summary: "A gripping narrative by an Iran-born Kurdish journalist who joined the ranks of the Kurdish army as a sniper in the fight against ISIS. In 2002, at the age of nineteen, Azad, a young Iranian-Kurdish man, was conscripted into Iran's army and forced to fight against his own people. Refusing to go to war against his fellow Kurds, Azad deserted and smuggled himself to the United Kingdom, where he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.91 CUDTurnbull, Jonathan M.
Summary: "An American special operations team leads the fight to remove ISIS from Manbij and the surrounding region in Syria in this account told through the eyes of Army Capt. Jonathan Turnbull. After multiple heroic operations, returning electricity to 400,000 civilians, and helping thousands of girls return to school, ISIS did everything it could to thwart the offensive. Turnbull is injured in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WestBow Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 921 TurAlabed, 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 ALARoumani, 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