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A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
by Atia Abawi
Ages: 12+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Philomel Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-399-54683-9
Keywords: Syria, Refugees, Muslims, Diversity
After losing most of his family to one of Assad's bombs, Tareq, his father, and his sister flee Syria, a journey fraught with danger, disappointment, and separation.