Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Sibert Honor Medalist ∙ New York Public Library Best Of 2018 ∙ The Horn Book\'s Fanfare 2018 list ∙ Kirkus Best Books of 2018 ∙ YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Winner 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.
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He lives in New York with his family.
He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion.
About the Author: Don Brown is the award-winning creator of many picture-book biographies and graphic novels.
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.
Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis.
The Refugees are the unwanted.
By 2017, many want to turn their backs on the victims.
Resentment in host nations heightens as disruption and the cost of aid grows.
The surprising flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries, and chaos follows.
Starting in 2011, Refugees flood out of war-torn Syria in Exodus-like proportions.
Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Sibert Honor Medalist ∙ New York Public Library Best Of 2018 ∙ The Horn Book\'s Fanfare 2018 list ∙ Kirkus Best Books of 2018 ∙ YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Winner 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
