Details:
- author: Haya Saleh
- full title: Wild Poppies
- narrator: Amin El Gamal
- genre: middle-grade, young adult
- reading age: 10 - 14 years
- grade level: 5 - 9
- topics: #sirianwar, #family
- publisher: Recorded Books
- publish date: 23 May 2023
- timing: 3:58:00
My Rating of the Audiobook:
- content: 💙💙💙💙
- narration: 💙💙💙💙.5
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My Thoughts:
Wild Poppies is a story of two brothers, Omar and Sufyan, in the middle of the Syrian War. They are forced to flee their homes because of the bombings. After their father's death, the two boys are left without a male role model. Because Omar is patient and is never radical or aggressive, Sufyan thinks his older brother is a coward. Omar longs for the books he left behind, while Sufyan gets involved with a group that offers him a job that pays well.Wild Poppies is a middle-grade novel with a powerful story and message. Recommended for kids over 10 interested in reading about kids in some other part of the world and can handle heavier themes (like war and death of a parent). Because of these heavier themes, it might be more suitable for young adults. But also some adult readers will like this novel.
The narration was very good, and the pronunciation made it sound authentic.
About the Author:
Haya Saleh is a novelist, critic, writer and trainer in the field of child culture, from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
About the Narrator:
An actor who is known best for his roles on Good Trouble and Prison Break: Sequel, the latter of which established them as the first openly queer Muslim actor to play a leading role on a TV show, Amin El Gamal has narrated fan favorites including If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.
