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Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria by Muhammad Najem, Nora Neus, Julie Robine
4 reviews
zombiezami's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
lawbooks600's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Representation: Asian characters
Score: Seven and a half points out of ten.
This novel is one I wanted to read ever since I heard the library was getting it. I missed the opportunity to pick it up the first time around but not the second time. After not enjoying a previous novel I hoped I would delight myself in reading this one. Turns out it's not fiction, it's a memoir, and it even rivals The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat.
It starts with the first person I see, Muhammad Najem living in Syria for the early childhood section of his life until the Syrian Civil War started when he was eight. Life took a downward spiral the older he got as he lost his father at 13 and at fifteen he didn't want to sit and do nothing anymore. Thus, Muhammad decided to act. This memoir shines in its accurate portrayal of Syria during its civil war but it doesn't pull any punches. It's more suitable for young adults than middle graders due to the graphic content inside. I delighted myself in seeing all the likable characters, and I could connect and relate to Muhammad as he develops his character. At least the conclusion is a high note as Muhammad finally becomes a reporter.
Score: Seven and a half points out of ten.
This novel is one I wanted to read ever since I heard the library was getting it. I missed the opportunity to pick it up the first time around but not the second time. After not enjoying a previous novel I hoped I would delight myself in reading this one. Turns out it's not fiction, it's a memoir, and it even rivals The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat.
It starts with the first person I see, Muhammad Najem living in Syria for the early childhood section of his life until the Syrian Civil War started when he was eight. Life took a downward spiral the older he got as he lost his father at 13 and at fifteen he didn't want to sit and do nothing anymore. Thus, Muhammad decided to act. This memoir shines in its accurate portrayal of Syria during its civil war but it doesn't pull any punches. It's more suitable for young adults than middle graders due to the graphic content inside. I delighted myself in seeing all the likable characters, and I could connect and relate to Muhammad as he develops his character. At least the conclusion is a high note as Muhammad finally becomes a reporter.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Full trigger warnings: Death of children, a father and an uncle, blood, grief and loss depiction, loss of limb, military violence and war themes, explosion, fire, bullying, dead bodies, pregnancy, building collapsedestdest's review against another edition
informative
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
saden401's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
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Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
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