A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
by Atia Abawi
A powerful novel of refugees escaping from war-torn Syria, masterfully told by a... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Middle Eastern
- Muslim
Year Published 2018
Word Count 63,123
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 760L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 196996, 10.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Syria
- Refugees
- Bombings--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Religious | Muslim
- Muslims--Fiction
- Bombings
- Syria--Fiction
- Family life--Syria--Fiction
- IS (Organization)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- IS (Organization)
- Family life
- Families
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Refugees--Fiction
- Muslims
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Exploring the Refugee Crisis
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