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Abirached, Zeina

A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return

192 pp. | Lerner/Graphic Universe | September, 2012 | Library ISBN 978-0-7613-8568-4 $29.27 | Paper ISBN 978-1-57505-941-9 $9.95
(2) YA Translated by Edward Gauvin. Like Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, this French import presents a girlhood under fire in the war-torn Middle East. Here the setting is 1984 Beirut. Abirached skillfully weaves flashbacks and explanatory asides into the narrative while maintaining one harrowing evening's tension. Stark, dramatic illustrations (mostly black backgrounds with white-outlined characters and features) include repeated motifs that capture elements of the culture.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2012

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