Armenian/Armenian American

19 Varieties of Gazelle

by Namoi Shihab Nye

Age 12 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Anthology, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim

Armaveni: A Graphic Novel of the Armenian Genocide

by Nadine Takvorian

Age 12 or older

Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Discrimination: Cultural, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Generational Differences: Language, Genre: Biography, Human Rights Violation: Genocide, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Armenian Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution, Refugee: War/Conflict, Setting: Home Country, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational

Lost Words: An Armenian Story of Survival and Hope

by Leila Boukarim

Age 05 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: On Journey, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 2nd, Human Rights Violation: Genocide, Loss of Childhood, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Persecution, Setting: Home Country, Setting: Refugee Camp, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational, Welcoming by Community

The Brighter I Shine

by Kamee Abrahamian

Age 05 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational

The Honey Jar: An Armenian’s Escape to Freedom

by Joan Schoettler

Age 08 or older

Themes: Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Siblings, Family Separation: On Journey, Format: Novel In Verse, Refugee: War/Conflict