Alia's mission saving the books of Iraq : inspired by a true story

Stamaty, Mark Alan.

Graphic Novel 2004

It is 2003. As the war in Iraq grows closer, Alia Muhammad Baker, chief librarian of the Central Library in Basra, grows increasingly fearful that the irreplaceable treasures of her library are in grave danger. Her pleas to government officials go ignored, so Alia comes up with a plan of her own. With the help of her neighbours, Alia smuggles over 30,000 precious volumes to safety.

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