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Starred reviews celebrate ‘Rose by the Sea,’ a picture book of survival and hope
Based on the true story of the author’s great-grandmother, this "affectingly gentle" picture book about surviving the Armenian Genocide sparkles with hope and heart even amid unspeakable tragedy. Illustrated by Myo Yim, the book is perfect for readers of The Proudest Blue and Yuyi Morales’s Dreamers.
Rose is what my parents call me:
Dzovinar, their rose by the sea.
Dzovinar ("zill-ven-ar") lives with her family in Armenia, where the hillside is dotted with sheep and the apricot trees



