Based on a true family story, this inspiring picture book about the Armenian Genocide shares an often-overlooked history and honors the resilience of the Armenian people.
What is it like to walk away from your home? To leave behind everything and everyone you’ve ever known? Poetic, sensitive, and based on a true family history, Lost Words follows a young Armenian boy from the day he sets out to find refuge to the day he finally finds the courage to share his story.
“It is difficult to find the words to describe the type of loss a Genocide can cause to a young child. I’ve been looking for something similar for my own son. This picture book is a good start to help explain loss and raise the many questions necessary to start the conversation.”—Serj Tankian, activist, artist, and lead vocalist for System of a Down
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About the Author
Leila Boukarim was born in Lebanon, raised in several countries, and now lives in Singapore. Having spent a big chunk of her childhood in Montreal, she often finds herself dreaming of the white Christmases she grew to love all those years ago. Leila has learned, however, that a Christmas spent with the people she loves most is the best kind
