Escape from Aleppo (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481472173)

"Filled with kindness and hope, but also with the harsh realities of the horrors of war, this heartbreaking book is a necessary reminder of what many people live through every day." --Booklist (starred review)

Nadia's family is forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria, when the Arab Spring sparks a civil war in this timely coming-of-age novel from award-winning author N.H. Senzai.

Silver and gold balloons. A birthday cake covered in pink roses. A new dress.

Nadia stands at the center of attention in her parents' elegant dining room. This is the best day of my life, she thinks. Everyone is about to sing "Happy Birthday," when her uncle calls from the living room, "Baba, brothers, you need to see this." Reluctantly, she follows her family into the other room. On TV, a reporter stands near an overturned vegetable cart on a dusty street. Beside it is a mound of smoldering ashes. The reporter explains that a vegetable vendor in the city of Tunis burned himself alive, protesting corrupt government officials who have been harassing his business. Nadia frowns.

It is December 17, 2010: Nadia's twelfth birthday and the beginning of the Arab Spring. Soon anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and, one by one, countries are thrown into turmoil. As civil war flares in Syria and bombs fall across Nadia's home city of Aleppo, her family decides to flee to safety. Inspired by current events, this novel sheds light on the complicated situation in Syria that has led to an international refugee crisis, and tells the story of one girl's journey to safety.

Author: N. H. Senzai
ISBN-10: 1481472178
ISBN-13: 9781481472173
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2018
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 192407 / Escape from Aleppo


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2017
Booklist 11/15/2017 pg. 54
School Library Journal 12/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 12/18/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw