Baddawi

by Leila Abdelrazaq

Book Overview

An arrestingly drawn debut graphic novel, Baddawi is the story of a young boy named Ahmad struggling to find his place in the world. It explores the childhood of the author's father from a determinedly boy's-eye view. Ahmed was raised in the refugee camp of Baddawi in northern Lebanon, one of many thousands of children born to Palestinians who fled (or were expelled from) their homeland during the 1948 war that established the state of Israel. Ahmad's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935982400
• ISBN13: 9781935982401
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Just World Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10