Don't look left: a diary of genocide

In October of 2023, Atef Abu Saif had gone to Gaza with his fifteen-year-old-son, Yasser, to visit family and, as the Palestinian Authority's minister of culture, to mark International Heritage Day. They'd only planned to be there four days, from Thursday to Sunday. During a morning swim, the bombing begin. Don't Look Left: A Diary of Genocide began as a series of WhasApp and voicemail mess…

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9781501107726

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192 p. ; ill. ; 27 cm

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741 LEE a

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Mexikid: a graphic memoir

Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito--his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn't mean Pedro is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all, Pedro has 8 brothers and sisters and the house is crowded enough! Still, Pedro piles into the Winnebago with his family for a road tr…

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Ibu Guru menganggap Totto-chan nakal, padahal gadis cilik itu hanya punya rasa ingin tahu yang besar. Itulah sebabnya ia gemar berdiri di depan jendela selama pelajaran berlangsung. Karena para guru sudah tak tahan lagi, akhirnya Totto-chan dikeluarkan dari sekolah. Mama pun mendaftarkan Totto-chan ke Tomoe Gakuen. Totto-chan girang sekali, di sekolah itu para murid belajar di gerbong kereta…

The Diary of a Young Girl

In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant crue…

Chinese Cinderella : The True Story of an unwanted daughter

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9780385740074

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205p; ill; bw; pbk

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979.40049510092 MAH c

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Madiha Riaz rated it really liked it Recommends it for: All the friends Shelves: biographies I read some of the reviews of this book and found out how some people are criticizing about the 'writing', 'grammar' or 'repetitiveness. This book is an account of a child's memories of how she was abused, humiliated and rejected. This is a powerful book. The very beauty of biographies is that th…

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Totto-Chan kini sudah dewasa. Ia sekarang menjadi aktris terkenal dan punya banyak penggemar. Tapi Totto-Chan tak pernah melupakan masa kecilnya. Karena itulah Totto-Chan langsung setuju ketika UNICEF menawarinya untuk menjadi Duta Kemanusiaan. Sejak itu, Totto-Chan berkunjung ke banyak negara dan menemui berbagai macam anak. Di negara-negara yang mengalami kekeringan hebat atau terkena dampak …

Two Tickets To Freedom : The True Story of William and Ellen Craft, Fugitive …

One winter morning in 1848, Ellen Craft, a light-skinned young slave, disguised herself in men's clothing and walked into the train station at Macon, Georgia.