Complete Persepolis by Satrapi, Marjane 

Paperback(Pantheon, 2007)

BTSB #: 779151 Available

Dewey: 955.05/BAges: 12-16   


Genres:

Subjects: Iranians - Biography Women - Biography Family life Refugees - Biography Muslims - Biography Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc Iran

Summary: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. In graphic novel format.

How dare the sun rise : memoirs of a war child by Uwiringiyimana, Sandra 

Paperback(HarperCollins, 2017)

BTSB #: 901245 Available

Dewey: 362.87/AAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Uwiringiyimana, Sandra Refugees - Biography Women - Biography Congolese (Democratic Republic) - Warfare Congolese (Democratic Republic) - United States Africans - Biography Congo (Democratic Republic) Rwanda United States

Summary: Presents the story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism.