{"product_id":"yaras-spring-paperback","title":"Yara's Spring - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon McKay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJamal Saeed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwn Voices: fictionalized look at Jamal Saeed's lived experience during the Arab Spring\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebut + veteran author duo: Jamal Saeed worked with bestselling author Sharon McKay to bring this story to life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowerful backstory: Jamal Saeed spent 12 years as a Prisoner of Consciousness before escaping to Dubai and eventually moving to Canada. He shared his own experiences and worked with Canadian writer Sharon McKay on this book, hoping that it would help young readers understand the kind of life many Syrian children and teens face today. He shares a deeply personal author's note outlining his history at the end of \u003ci\u003eYara's Spring\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyrian conflict continues: The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 and the story of Syrian conflict and refugees is not new... but it is ongoing and in fact escalating so it is important that people not forget about it. Nearly one million people have been displaced by bombing and shelling in northwest Syria just since December according to the UN, adding to the estimated 6 million of people already displaced. Nearly 60% of these displaced people are children. It is hard to grasp the reality of what those figures mean to individual people. \u003ci\u003eYara's Spring\u003c\/i\u003e helps to personalize this information, in a story with great impact and immediacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpot illustrations: Nahid Kazemi's beautiful interior spot illustrations add visual appearl. Nahid has received awards for her illustrations and has published more than sixty children's books. She lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yara's Spring\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699952848959,"sku":"9781773214399","price":11.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/567ec0576100ddb299093177ee23ca5e_8bfffe03-6e12-40c7-bdc8-a28dccaeda91.webp?v=1765015036","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/yaras-spring-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}