Bailiúchán: Young Adult

When a plane crashes, sole survivor Nicholas Dane discovers he can channel his fellow dead passengers' talents. Chased by the killers who destroyed the plane, Dane stays one step ahead of death, while piecing together the mystery that's been thrust upon him.

Daniel X works alone. Having watched from the shadows as the brutal murder of his own parents unfolded before him, he has been forced to make his own way in a dark and unforgiving world with a heavy task handed to him.

This text tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from six to 14, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution & the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Satrapi paints a portrait of daily life in Iran & of the bewildering contradictions be...