Game for Swallows

A Batchelder Award Honor BookWhen Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it''s just a normal part of life for her and her parents and little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina''s parents don''t return one af...