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Release : 2004-05-24
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 424/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What's the Matter, Habibi? by :
Download or read book What's the Matter, Habibi? written by . This book was released on 2004-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day, instead of following Ahmed around in a circle giving children rides, Habibi the camel runs through the bazaar with Ahmed following him and trying to figure out what is wrong. Full color.
Author : Betsy Lewin
Release : 2004-05-24
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Book Synopsis What's the Matter, Habibi? by : Betsy Lewin
Download or read book What's the Matter, Habibi? written by Betsy Lewin. This book was released on 2004-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig Thompson
Release : 2011-09-20
Genre : Comics & Graphic Novels
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Book Rating : 148/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Habibi by : Craig Thompson
Download or read book Habibi written by Craig Thompson. This book was released on 2011-09-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets (“A triumph for the genre.”—Library Journal), a highly anticipated new graphic novel. Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. We follow them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth—and frailty—of their connection. At once contemporary and timeless, Habibi gives us a love story of astounding resonance: a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam, and, most potently, the magic of storytelling.
Author : Hisham Matar
Release : 2007-01-30
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 643/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis In the Country of Men by : Hisham Matar
Download or read book In the Country of Men written by Hisham Matar. This book was released on 2007-01-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Hisham Matar's Anatomy of a Disappearance. Libya, 1979. Nine-year-old Suleiman’s days are circumscribed by the narrow rituals of childhood: outings to the ruins surrounding Tripoli, games with friends played under the burning sun, exotic gifts from his father’s constant business trips abroad. But his nights have come to revolve around his mother’s increasingly disturbing bedside stories full of old family bitterness. And then one day Suleiman sees his father across the square of a busy marketplace, his face wrapped in a pair of dark sunglasses. Wasn’t he supposed to be away on business yet again? Why is he going into that strange building with the green shutters? Why did he lie? Suleiman is soon caught up in a world he cannot hope to understand—where the sound of the telephone ringing becomes a portent of grave danger; where his mother frantically burns his father’s cherished books; where a stranger full of sinister questions sits outside in a parked car all day; where his best friend’s father can disappear overnight, next to be seen publicly interrogated on state television. In the Country of Men is a stunning depiction of a child confronted with the private fallout of a public nightmare. But above all, it is a debut of rare insight and literary grace.
Author : Naomi Shihab Nye
Release : 2014-08-26
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 610/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Turtle of Oman by : Naomi Shihab Nye
Download or read book The Turtle of Oman written by Naomi Shihab Nye. This book was released on 2014-08-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by the Horn Book as “both quiet and exhilarating,” this novel by the acclaimed poet and National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye follows Aref Al-Amri as he says goodbye to everything and everyone he loves in his hometown of Muscat, Oman, as his family prepares to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan. This book was awarded a 2015 Middle East Book Award, was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association, and includes extra material by the author. Aref Al-Amri does not want to leave Oman. He does not want to leave his elementary school, his friends, or his beloved grandfather, Siddi. He does not want to live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where his parents will go to graduate school. His mother is desperate for him to pack his suitcase, but he refuses. Finally, she calls Siddi for help. But rather than pack, Aref and Siddi go on a series of adventures. They visit the camp of a thousand stars deep in the desert, they sleep on Siddi's roof, they fish in the Gulf of Oman and dream about going to India, and they travel to the nature reserve to watch the sea turtles. At each stop, Siddi finds a small stone that he later slips into Aref's suitcase—mementos of home. Naomi Shihab Nye's warmth, attention to detail, and belief in the power of empathy and connection shines from every page. Features black-and-white spot art and decorations by Betsy Peterschmidt.
