Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees: A Graphic Novel

Description: Sibert Honor Medalist ∙ New York Public Library Best of 2018 ∙ The Horn Book Fanfare 2018 ∙ Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018 ∙ YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Winner

In the tradition of two-time Sibert Honor winner Don Brown's critically acclaimed full-color nonfiction graphic novels The Great American Dust Bowl and Drowned City, The Unwanted is a timely and eye-opening exploration of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, exposing the harsh realities of living in, and trying to escape, a war zone.

Brief description:

Don Brown is the winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction and the Sibert Honor. He is the author and illustrator of many nonfiction graphic novels for teens and picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him "a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies." He lives in New York with his family.

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Review Quotes:

"[Brown] succeeds in offering a window into the humanity of displaced groups--their resilience and tenacity but also their inspiring, hopeful nature. The pen-and-ink digitally colored art has a loose, informal style that vividly expresses the intense emotions contained in the book. A moving chronicle of a real humanitarian tragedy."--Kirkus, STARRED review "Brown provides concrete comparisons that make the problem more tangible and relatable...The varied panels perfectly control the pacing, thoughtfully guiding readers through difficult subject matter."--Horn Book Magazine, STARRED review "This accessible and heartbreaking primer, with its stirring simplicity and a note of hope, should be required reading for all teens hoping to be empathetic and engaged world citizens."--School Library Journal, STARRED review "The author of Drowned City again humanizes a story that can seem remote and incomprehensible: this time, the Syrian refugee crisis."--Publishers Weekly "An unflinching look at the Syrian refugee crisis...this is no elegy; rather, it's a call for action and acknowledgment the world over."--Booklist "Few will fail to be moved by direct quotes from the refugees as they capture readers directly with their troubled eyes: "The future is not for us. The future is for our children." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books