An arrestingly drawn debut graphic novel, Baddawi is the story of a
young boy named Ahmad struggling to find his place in the world. It
explores the childhood of the author's father from a determinedly
boy's-eye view. Ahmed was raised in the refugee camp of Baddawi in
northern Lebanon, one of many thousands of children born to Palestinians
who fled (or were expelled from) their homeland during the 1948 war that
established the state of Israel. Ahmad's dogged pursuit of education and
opportunity echoes the journey of the Palestinian people, as they make
the best of their existing circumstances while remaining determined to
one day return to their homeland.