I Remember Beirut Contributor(s): Abirached, Zeina (Author), Abirached, Zeina (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1467744581 ISBN-13: 9781467744584 Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions 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 |
Age Level: 13-18 |
Grade Level: 8-13 |
Lexile Measure: 460 GN (Graphic Novel) |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" L (0.50 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1980's |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014 pg. 80 Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2014 pg. 70 Publishers Weekly 09/01/2014 Booklist 10/15/2014 pg. 36 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 119 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2014 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average School Library Journal 08/01/2014 |
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. |
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