I Remember Beirut Contributor(s): Abirached, Zeina (Author), Abirached, Zeina (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1467744581 ISBN-13: 9781467744584 Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm) OUR PRICE: $10.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Biography - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - History - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Middle East |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2013047112 |
Lexile Measure: 460 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" (0.50 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1980's |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 167758 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Zeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel A Game for Swallows, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abirached, Zeina: - Zeina Abirached was born in Beirut in the middle of the civil war. She studied graphic arts in Lebanon but moved to Paris in 2004, where she attended the National School of Decorative Arts. In 2006, she published her first two graphic novels with publisher Cambourakis, Beyrouth-Catharsis and 38, Rue Youssef Semaani. Her short animated film Mouton was nominated during the fifth international film festival in Tehran. A Game For Swallows (Graphic Universe, 2012) has won numerous awards, including being named an ALA Notable Children's Book and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens. Je Me Souviens Beyrouth (I Remember Beirut), the follow-up to A Game For Swallows, was published in French by Cambourakis in 2008. |