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Since 2011, the Syrian civil war has forced over 11 million people to flee their country. What is life like for Syrians who have made new homes in the United States? This timely book empowers readers to understand the complex issues many Syrian Americans experience today. Readers will also explore the unique and enriching ways Syrian immigrants bring their culture to the United States. Photographs bring this highly relevant topic into sharp focus, and fact boxes highlight important points. Accessible and informative, this text introduces readers to critical points in Syria's modern history, illuminates the Syrian refugee crisis, and provides context for current events in the United States and around the world.
About the Author
Ellen Creager is a travel writer, journalist and author who writes for both children and adults. She reported from all over the world as travel writer for the Detroit Free Press from 2003 to 2016. Her work has appeared in many magazines and in newspapers worldwide through the Gannett and Tribune newswires. She is author of three timely biographies published in January 2019 by Lucent Press for ages 10-13 -- about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, star Oprah Winfrey and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai. In 2018 she was author of four books for middle grade readers about recent immigrants to the United States. She lives in southeast Michigan.
