
The Unwanted
Stories of the Syrian Refugees
Hardcover
Other Editions of This Title:
Paperback (6/8/2021)
Description
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 an important, 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.
Starting in 2011, refugees flood out of war-torn Syria in Exodus-like proportions. The surprising flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries, and chaos follows. Resentment in host nations heightens as disruption and the cost of aid grows. By 2017, many want to turn their backs on the victims. The refugees are the unwanted.
Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Shining a light on the stories of the survivors, The Unwanted is a testament to the courage and resilience of the refugees and a call to action for all those who read.
Praise For The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees…
"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
HMH Books for Young Readers, 9781328810151, 112pp.
Publication Date: September 18, 2018
About the Author
Don Brown is the YALSA excellence in nonfiction and Sibert Honor award-winning 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.
www.booksbybrown.com
Instagram: @donsart