A ten-year-old Lebanese boy balances his life in a war-torn city.
Annotation
A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street.
Publishers Weekly
In this ``poignant and appealing'' story, a boy longs for peace in his war-torn Beirut; PW noted that Lewin's art ``exudes a brave optimism.'' Ages 5-9. (Sept.)
Biography
Florence Parry Heide lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She is the mother of authors Judith Heide Gilliland and Roxanne Heide Pierce.
Author: Florence Parry Heide, Judith Heide Gilliland
Publisher: Clarion
ISBN 9780395720851
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