They grandparents lived a few streets away from them so they usually get to them at the beginning nour and Sami the parents are worried about the kids because they where not home then they try reaching them on the phone but it was hard to reach people on the phone a lot of things are wrong with where they live the city is split into parts .like for religious ,non religious.(and not just in religious groups I just don't remember all of the group's )i didn't really like this book it wasn't really my taste of books.but I recommend to 12+ and I rate this book 1/5 stars 😁 😁 -Pizzagirl7 😁 😁
A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return
By Zeina Abirached
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 by bricks and sandbags, threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return 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 they can share cooking lessons and games and gossip. Together they try to make it through a dramatic evening in the one place they hoped they would always be safe—home. Zeina Abirached, born into a Lebanese Christian family in 1981, has collected her childhood memories of Beirut in a warm story about the strength of family and community.
Publisher: Graphic Universe
ISBN-13: 9781467700474
ISBN-10: 1467700479
Published on 6/1/2013
Binding: Hardcover
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A true story about Author Zeina Abirached. This was an interesting graphic novel based on one night when Zeina and her brother and neighbors in her building surrounded themselves with friends and family, stories and food. When Zeina's parents left to visit her grandmother a few streets over. This might seem normal. But it's not just any random night there country is in war, there are snipers in buildings ready to shot. There parents have been gone for a long time and are worried that something has happen to them. You have got to read this books and find out what happens. Recommended for 12+ thanks for reading Ajg16's reviews