{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-new-world-paperback","title":"Welcome to the New World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJake Halpern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Sloan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in a full-length book, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic story of a refugee family who fled the civil war in Syria to make a new life in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter escaping a Syrian prison, Ibrahim Aldabaan and his family fled the country to seek protection in America. Among the few refugees to receive visas, they finally landed in JFK airport on November 8, 2016, Election Day. The family had reached a safe harbor, but woke up to the world of Donald Trump and a Muslim ban that would sever them from the grandmother, brothers, sisters, and cousins stranded in exile in Jordan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to the New World\u003c\/i\u003e tells the Aldabaans' story. Resettled in Connecticut with little English, few friends, and even less money, the family of seven strive to create something like home. As a blur of language classes, job-training programs, and the fearsome first days of high school (with hijab) give way to normalcy, the Aldabaans are lulled into a sense of security. A white van cruising slowly past the house prompts some unease, which erupts into full terror when the family receives a death threat and is forced to flee and start all over yet again. The America in which the Aldabaans must make their way is by turns kind and ignorant, generous and cruel, uplifting and heartbreaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelivered with warmth and intimacy, Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan's \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the New World \u003c\/i\u003eis a wholly original view of the immigrant experience, revealing not only the trials and successes of one family but showing the spirit of a town and a country, for good and bad.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Halpern\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBad Paper\u003c\/i\u003e, an Amazon Best Book of 2014, and \u003ci\u003eNightfall\u003c\/i\u003e, one of a number of young adult novels. His journalism has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. He is also a contributor to NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches journalism at Yale University in New Haven, where he lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Sloan\u003c\/b\u003e is a printmaker and illustrator whose work appears regularly in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other places. The Society of Illustrators has honored him with three silver medals for his illustrations. Sloan has lectured widely on his art and also shown his work in solo exhibition. He is also the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Zen of Nimbus\u003c\/i\u003e comic and he lives in New Haven.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.2 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769573245216,"sku":"9781250305596","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f35c0cccd82facd6efa55bd455a89219.webp?v=1780351047","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/welcome-to-the-new-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}