{"product_id":"alpha-bessora-9781942658405","title":"Alpha: Abidjan to Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoctors Without Borders Prize\u003cbr\u003ePEN Promotes Award\u003cbr\u003eGLLI (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) Translated YA Book Prize Shortlist\u003cbr\u003eCILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Longlist\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Book of the Year\" selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Adult Book 4 Teens\" selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eComics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Comic of the Year\" selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barroux's raw illustrations and Bessora's matter-of-fact text express the inhumanity at the heart of the refugee crisis.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Adult Book 4 Teens\" citation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlpha's wife and son left C te d'Ivoire months ago to join his sister-in-law in Paris, but Alpha has heard nothing from them since. With a visa, Alpha's journey to reunite with his family would take a matter of hours. Without one, he is adrift for over a year, encountering human traffickers in the desert, refugee camps in northern Africa, overcrowded boats carrying migrants between the Canary Islands and Europe's southern coast, and an unforgettable cast of fellow travelers lost and found along the way. Throughout, Alpha stays the course, carrying his loved ones' photograph close to his heart as he makes his perilous trek across continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing emotive, full-color artwork created in felt-tip pen and wash, \u003ci\u003eAlpha\u003c\/i\u003e is an international award-winning graphic novel supported by Amnesty International that received the PEN Promotes Award and Doctors Without Borders Prize, and was longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. The U.S. edition is sponsored by Le Korsa, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving human lives in Senegal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBessora\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer of Swiss, German, French, Polish, and Gabonese heritage whose work has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarroux\u003c\/strong\u003e is a French graphic artist who spent much of his childhood in North Africa and whose illustrations have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bessora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942658400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019","brand":"Bessora","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044239634687,"sku":"9781942658405","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7b4f569-ea31-4693-bff0-c9796289bab3.jpg?v=1684971721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alpha-bessora-9781942658405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}