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I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp by Anthony Del Col; illustrated by Fahmida Azim

I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp by Anthony Del Col; illustrated by Fahmida Azim Lev Gleason/Diamond Books WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FOR ILLUSTRATED REPORTING! A 2024 JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION! This graphic novella, from New Friday an imprint of Lev Gleason®, recounts the true story of Zumrat Dawut, as originally published in the […]

I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp by Anthony Del Col, illustrated by Fahmida Azim

I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp by Anthony Del Col, illustrated by Fahmida Azim WINNER OF THE 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FOR ILLUSTRATED REPORTING! This graphic novella recounts the true story of Zumrat Dawut, as originally published in the independent online news organization, Insider, through interviews conducted by Anthony Del Col and testimony given to the […]

Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz

Samira Surfs By Rukhsanna Guidroz Illustrated by Fahmida Azim Penguin Random House/Kokila A middle grade novel-in-verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds peace and empowerment in a local surf club for girls.Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in her village […]