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Title details for Sisters of the War by Rania Abouzeid - Available

Sisters of the War

Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria (Scholastic Focus)

by Rania Abouzeid
Lara Sawalha
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An extraordinary true account of the enormous tragedy of the Syrian civil conflict.

Since the revolution-turned-civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory. Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria. The girls grow up in a world where nightly bombings are routine and shrapnel counts as toys. They bear witness to arrests, killings, demolished homes, and further atrocities most adults could not even imagine. Still, war does not dampen their sense of hope.Through the stories of Ruha and Alaa and Hanin and Jawa, Abouzeid presents a clear-eyed and page-turning account of the complex conditions in Syria leading to the onset of the harrowing conflict. With Abouzeid's careful attention and remarkable reporting, she crafts an incredibly empathetic and nuanced narrative of the Syrian civil war, and the promise of progress these young people still embody.

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  • Release date

    September 15, 2020

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      • ISBN: 9781338673463
      • File size: 167999 KB
      • Duration: 05:49:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2022

      Gr 7 Up-Adapted from No Turning Back, award-winning Lebanese Australian journalist Abouzeid narrows her focus here to younger characters forced to witness Syria's decimation under President Bashar Hafez al-Assad. In 2011, Hanin is eight, the middle of three sisters living in the "fringes" of Damascus. Although the family resides in an overcrowded slum, being Alawite-like Assad-suggests privilege. Nine-year-old Ruha is the oldest of three daughters in a Sunni Muslim (Syria's majority) family in Saraqeb; her father's participation in what should have been peaceful protests engenders devastating consequences. Both families will lose relatives, homes, country. British Jordanian Lara Sawalha, like Abouzeid, is fluent in Arabic-Syria's official language-ensuring a smooth, eloquent narration. Without ever obscuring graphic tragedies, Sawalha's gentle rhythmic cadence is ideally tuned for younger listeners learning about the horrors of war. VERDICT Despite the difficult topic, Sawalha affectingly ciphers Abouzeid's deeply compassionate testimony.

      Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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