Our featured review for today was posted at Quill & Quire, a children’s lit website sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts, by our Round 2 Graphic Novels judge Ardo Omer, who is a podcaster at Put a Blurb On It. In the written review of Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novels finalist Escape from Syria, written by Samya Kullab and illustrated by Jackie Roche, Ardo wrote:
The family’s story introduces readers to the facts and faces at the heart of a politicized issue, with a particular focus on young Syrians whose lives have been overturned.
Click here to read the full review.