A game for swallows: to die, to leave, to return
(Graphic Novel)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Published:
Minneapolis : Graphic Universe, [2012].
Format:
Graphic Novel
Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Desc:
188 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Lexile measure:
GN: Graphic Novel 680L
Rating:
GN 680
Status:
East Hampton Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA GN ABI
Description
"When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it’s just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. 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 from a visit to the other half of the city and the bombing grows ever closer, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother where it’s comfy and safe, where they can share cooking lessons and games and gossip. Together they try to make it through a dramatic day in the one place they hoped they would always be safe—home"--
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Call Number
Status
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YA GN ABI
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Call Number
Status
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Nonfiction
YA GN ABIRACHED [FEB 13]
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Norwich/Otis Young Adult Graphic Novels
Y BIO ABIRACHED
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Old Saybrook/Acton YA Graphic Novel
YAGRAPHIC ABIRACHED
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780761385684, 9781575059419, 157505941X
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 3.4, 1 Points
Level 3.4, 1 Points
Lexile code:
GN: Graphic Novel
Lexile measure:
680
Notes
General Note
Translation of Le jeau des hirondelles.
Description
"When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it’s just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. 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 from a visit to the other half of the city and the bombing grows ever closer, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother where it’s comfy and safe, where they can share cooking lessons and games and gossip. Together they try to make it through a dramatic day in the one place they hoped they would always be safe—home"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
GN 680,Lexile.
Target Audience
GN680L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,3.4,1,153208
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Abirached, Z. (2012). A game for swallows: to die, to leave, to return. First American edition. Graphic Universe.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Abirached, Zeina, 1981-. 2012. A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. Graphic Universe.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Abirached, Zeina, 1981-, A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. Graphic Universe, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Abirached, Zeina. A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. First American edition. Graphic Universe, 2012.
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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