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This week for Free Book Friday, two lucky fans will win A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return by Zeina Abirached.

When 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 by bricks and sandbags, threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina’s parents don’t return from a visit to the other half of the city, and the bombing grows ever closer, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother, where they can share cooking lessons and games and gossip. Together they try to make it through a dramatic evening in the one place they hoped they would always be safe—home.
Zeina Abirached, born into a Lebanese Christian family in 1981, has collected her childhood memories of Beirut in a warm story about the strength of family and community.

To enter to win  A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return, please leave a comment below or Tweet the following line: “RT to win A GAME FOR SWALLOWS from @graphicuniverse and @Lernerbooks! http://bit.ly/1OrSN #FreeBookFriday.”

The winner will be announced during Free Book Friday on August 10 so make sure to check the blog to see if you’ve won!

Good luck!