Silenced Voices: A Pura Belpre Honor Book for Young Adults & A Sibert Honor Book – Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic Novel
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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
