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A Game for Swallows

by Zeina Abirached
Zeina Abirached
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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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Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
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  • ISBN: 9781467769921
  • Release date: August 1, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781467700474
  • File size: 26305 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2012
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.4
Lexile® Measure:680
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

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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Biography & Autobiography History Multi-Cultural Young Adult Nonfiction
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