{"product_id":"escape-from-aleppo-9781481472173","title":"Escape from Aleppo","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Filled with kindness and hope, but also with the harsh realities of the horrors of war, this heartbreaking \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebook is a necessary reminder of what many people live through every day.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadia's family is forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria, when the Arab Spring sparks a civil war in this timely coming-of-age novel from award-winning author N.H. Senzai.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilver and gold balloons. A birthday cake covered in pink roses. A new dress. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNadia stands at the center of attention in her parents' elegant dining room. \u003ci\u003eThis is the best day of my life\u003c\/i\u003e, she thinks. Everyone is about to sing \"Happy Birthday,\" when her uncle calls from the living room, \"\u003ci\u003eBaba\u003c\/i\u003e, brothers, you need to see this.\" Reluctantly, she follows her family into the other room. On TV, a reporter stands near an overturned vegetable cart on a dusty street. Beside it is a mound of smoldering ashes. The reporter explains that a vegetable vendor in the city of Tunis burned himself alive, protesting corrupt government officials who have been harassing his business. Nadia frowns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is December 17, 2010: Nadia's twelfth birthday and the beginning of the Arab Spring. Soon anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and, one by one, countries are thrown into turmoil. As civil war flares in Syria and bombs fall across Nadia's home city of Aleppo, her family decides to flee to safety. Inspired by current events, this novel sheds light on the complicated situation in Syria that has led to an international refugee crisis, and tells the story of one girl's journey to safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSenzai, N. H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - N. H. Senzai is the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eShooting Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e, which was on numerous state award lists and an NPR Backseat Book Club Pick. Its companion, \u003ci\u003eSaving Kabul Corner\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for an Edgar Award. While her first two books are based in part on husband's experience fleeing Soviet-controlled Afghanistan in the 1970s, her third, \u003ci\u003eTicket to India\u003c\/i\u003e is based on her own family's history. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEscape from Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e. Ms. Senzai lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at NHSenzai.com.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466560573714,"sku":"9781481472173","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a2da7d99-0545-40d6-8a5f-c970557f6933.jpg?v=1730123400","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/escape-from-aleppo-9781481472173","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}