Hope Is an Arrow: The Story of Lebanese-American Poet Khalil Gibran (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536200324)

A lyrical biography of Kahlil Gibran by award-winning writer Cory McCarthy, with glorious illustrations by Caldecott Honoree and two-time Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Ekua Holmes.

Before Kahlil Gibran became the world's third-best-selling poet of all time, he was Gibran Khalil Gibran, an immigrant child from Lebanon with a secret hope to bring people together despite their many differences. Kahlil's life highlights the turn of the twentieth century, from the religious conflicts that tore apart his homeland and sent a hundred thousand Arab people to America, to settling in Boston, where the wealthy clashed headlong with the poor. Throughout it all, Kahlil held on to his secret hope, even as his identity grew roots on both sides of the Atlantic. How could he be both Kahlil Gibran, Arab American, and Gibran Khalil Gibran, the Lebanese boy who longed for the mountains of his homeland? Kahlil found the answer in art and poetry. He wrote The Prophet, an arrow of hope as strong as the great cedars of Lebanon and feathered by the spirit of American independence. More than a hundred years later, his words still fly around the world in many languages, bringing people together.

Author: Cory McCarthy
ISBN-10: 1536200328
ISBN-13: 9781536200324
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 07/05/2022
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 11.40h x 9.60w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2022 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 04/25/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2022
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2022 pg. 146
School Library Journal 08/01/2022 pg. 98
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2022
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style