Spring 2019 Children’s Rights Guide

YOUNG ADULTS’ BOOKS 11 ABOUT THE BOOK An innovative Odyssey re-written by a great poet. Michalis Ganas makes a wonderful text adaptation of the epic text addressed to all ages by adding elements of the Greek culture. It is exceptionally illustrated by Vassilis Grivas, an internationally acclaimed and awarded illustrator (www.grivas-illustrations.com) . ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michalis Ganas was born in 1944. He attended the Law School of Athens, owned a bookstore for fifteen years, cooperated with public television as a screenwriter and an editor of shows for literature. The years between 1989 and 2005 he has worked as a copywriter in an advertising company. He has published a great number of poetry collections, a novel and short stories while he has translated ancient theatre. His poems have been translated into many European languages and his lyrics have become songs by famous Greek composers. In 1994 he received the State Poetry Award for his collection Paralogi. In 2009 he was honored with the Cavafy Poetry Prize and in 2011 he was awarded by the Academy of Athens for his contribution to poetry. adapted by Michalis Ganas illustrated by Vassilis Grivas Paperback edition Ages: 12+ Pages: 272 Format: 17,5x20,5 cm October 2016 Homer’s Odyssey BEST SELLER ABOUT THE BOOK During nights the statues are getting alive. Angelina knows it because she has grown up in the museum and she is talking and dancing with them. The statues are her best friends; since she has one and a half hand, she looks like those statues with missing limbs. Her only real, flesh-and-blood friend is Tiko who, despite being short sighted, can estimate the beauty of the small clay statues that decorate the roofs of their houses. It is the 28th of October 1940, when World War II starts for Greece. In the museum starts the grand operation to hide the statues in graves under the museum’s floors. When the two children finally find out about this secret operation, they help as much as they can despite their disabilities, while trying to hide and protect the statues in their neighborhood. Angeliki Darlasi offers a unique anti-war story about identity, friendship, resistance and kindness, which unfolds revealing a little-known part of the history – the heroic effort to hide and secure the statues of the National Archeological Museum during World War II. ABOUT THE BOOK It is 1922, the year of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. Drosos and his sister, Areti, arrive in Greece. The first chapter of their lives had come to a tragic end when they lost their parents and were forced to leave their country. The Municipal Theater of Athens offers accommodation to refugees. “It looks like a doll-house”, says Areti when she sees their new house; a loge among others full of refugees. However, Areti is not keen on dollhouses so she hides herself inside the trunk until one day she disappears… Drosos makes new friends among the refugees and they all try to find his sister. But is his sister a real person, is she alive, or is she his only way to endure pain? The truth will be revealed with the aid of Ariel, the spirit of the Shakespearean play “The Tempest” during an unforgettable performance, which will mark their lives from then on. A story about painful loss, survival and solidarity. Based on historical events, a story full of courage, imagination and compassion which appeals to contemporary reality. written by Angeliki Darlasi foreword by Alki Zei written by Angeliki Darlasi Paperback edition Ages: 12+ Pages: 224 Format: 14x20,5 cm November 2015 Paperback edition Ages: 12+ Pages: 200 Format: 14x20,5 cm November 2017 When the Statues Went Away The Boy in the Loge ABOUT THE AUTHOR Angeliki Darlasi was born in Athens where she resides. She studied Theatre Studies (University of Athens) and Performance Studies (C.S.S.D. London). She is a writer, playwright and tutor (for adults and children) in Creative Writing and Theatrical Education. Since 2000 she has written a great number of books and plays for children, most of which have won multiple awards such as the Greek State Prize and the Greek IBBY’S prize. BEST SELLER 2018 GREEK SECTION OF IBBY YOUNG ADULTS’ BOOK AWARD