A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return
(eComic)
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Published:
[United States] : Lerner Publishing Group, 2022.
Format:
eComic
Content Description:
1 online resource (224 pages)
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 680L
Rating:
Rated T
Status:
Description
This expanded edition of A Game for Swallows features a new, illustrated afterword, as Abirached reflects on the meaning of her memoir's title, the graffiti that inspired it, and the future of Beirut.The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return one afternoon, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother, sharing cooking lessons, games, and gossip. Together they try to make it through the day in the one place they hoped would always be safe-home.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781728460987, 1728460980
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 3.4, 1 Points
Level 3.4, 1 Points
Lexile code:
GN: Graphic Novel
Lexile measure:
680
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Description
This expanded edition of A Game for Swallows features a new, illustrated afterword, as Abirached reflects on the meaning of her memoir's title, the graffiti that inspired it, and the future of Beirut.The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return one afternoon, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother, sharing cooking lessons, games, and gossip. Together they try to make it through the day in the one place they hoped would always be safe-home.
Target Audience
Rated T
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Abirached, Z. (2022). A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. Lerner Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Abirached, Zeina. 2022. A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. Lerner Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Abirached, Zeina, A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. Lerner Publishing Group, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Abirached, Zeina. A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. Lerner Publishing Group, 2022.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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| dateLastUpdated | May 06, 2025 06:56:28 PM |
Record Information
| Last File Modification Time | Aug 02, 2025 10:25:13 PM |
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| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Sep 15, 2025 09:06:07 PM |
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