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Βαθιά ανθρώπινο και συγκινητικό graphic novel, για ένα θέμα που είναι πιο επίκαιρο από ποτέ. Με απλές λέξεις και σκίτσο/ εικονογράφηση που ανατριχιάζουν περιγράφει καταστάσεις που αποτελούν δυστυχώς καθημερινό φαινόμενο... Leggi tutto

This is a short book and though I wished some parts were a bit more fleshed out, it is worth reading! I also think the graphic novel format would make important subject matter more accessible to students, if this were used in school. The story of the refugee is not a new one, but it has been in the

,b> «Το πλοίο παίρνει κλίση και πέφτουμε. Παντού ουρλιαχτά. Το νερό μοιάζει σκληρό σαν πέτρα. Παγωμένο. Δεν υπάρχει κάτι να πιαστώ. Και βυθίζομαι. Ξανά.» Βαθύτατα ανθρώπινο και συγκινητικό το graphic novel του Eoin Colfer περιγράφει την οδύσσεια του μικρού Ίμπο να συναντήσει ξανά τον αδερφό του και τ Leggi tutto

Ebo is a young boy in Africa whose parents are dead, his sister has already made it to Europe and his brother has just left this morning. So he sets out on a journey to find his brother and make it to Europe. Along the way, he has to cross the Sahara desert, avoid soldiers, and cross the Mediterrane Leggi tutto

Ok, so, well, I enjoyed this. I don’t generally read a lot of graphic novels. In fact, I don’t remember picking up a graphic novel until January last year, which was Heartstopper by Alice Oseman which is completely different in nature to this. In fact, the graphic novels I have read have largely be Leggi tutto

This is one of those stories that stays with you for days after you've finished reading it. "Illegal" is the story of a boy in Africa who leaves his home in a desperate attempt to make it to Europe. Our hero is Ebo, who doesn't have any papers and who is always worried about being picked up by the po Leggi tutto

This is a powerful graphic novel, told in both the past and present-day and following young Ebo. He lives in Africa and like his siblings, he dreams of a better life in Europe. First, he plans to find his older brother and meet up, before making the dangerous crossing by boat towards Italy. The illu Leggi tutto

Ebo's sister Sisi made it from Africa to Europe, when he realises his brother Kwame also left, Ebo undertakes a journey to reunite with his siblings. And what a journey... This story is, unfortunately, an everyday reality for a lot of people who try by any means and at any cost to leave their country Leggi tutto

12 year-old Ebo realizes that his older brother, Kwame, has left their village in Ghana to go to Europe where their older sister, Sisi, headed several months ago, and decides to follow. This graphic novel is pretty graphic about the plight of refugees as Ebo has three arduous trips: first to get to

Sick day! Chest cold and laryngitis. Time to rest, read, and review. The European migrant crisis becomes fodder for a generic dramatized graphic novel by what looks like a bunch of European white guys. Hmm. There was an over-reliance on coincidence and having a split time-line throughout much of the Leggi tutto