{"product_id":"escape-from-aleppo-9781481472173","title":"Escape from Aleppo","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Filled with kindness and hope, but also with the harsh realities of the horrors of war, this heartbreaking \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebook is a necessary reminder of what many people live through every day.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadia'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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilver and gold balloons. A birthday cake covered in pink roses. A new dress. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNadia stands at the center of attention in her parents' elegant dining room. \u003ci\u003eThis is the best day of my life\u003c\/i\u003e, she thinks. Everyone is about to sing \"Happy Birthday,\" when her uncle calls from the living room, \"\u003ci\u003eBaba\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481472173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2017 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e192407 \/ Escape from Aleppo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"N. H. Senzai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084160336053,"sku":"9781481472173","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d9d0240b-1562-4f8f-88d9-1d1b2fb1523c.jpg?v=1692111744","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/escape-from-aleppo-9781481472173","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}