Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic Novel - Paperback
Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic Novel - Paperback
Description
by Pablo Leon (Author), Pablo Leon (Illustrator)
A Pura Belpré Award Honor, Young Adult
A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor
In this moving intergenerational tale perfect for fans of Messy Roots and Illegal, Eisner-nominated creator Pablo Leon combines historical research of the Guatemalan Civil War with his own experiences as a Guatemalan immigrant to depict a powerful story of family, sacrifice, survival, and hope.
Langley Park, Maryland, 2013
Brothers Jose and Charlie know very little about their mother's life in Guatemala, until Jose grows curious about the ongoing genocide trial of Efrain Rios Montt. At first his mother, Clara, shuts his questions down. But as the trial progresses, she begins to open up to her sons about a time in her life that she's left buried for years.
Peten, Guatemala, 1982
Sisters Clara and Elena hear about the armed conflict every day, but the violence somehow seems far away from their small village. But the day the fight comes to their doorstep, the sisters are separated and are forced to flee through the mountains, leaving them to wonder...Have their paths diverged forever?
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