A young adult graphic novel that captures the complexities of the war in Ukraine focusing on
the siege of Mariupol (Feb '22 - May '22) and the brave people who stayed to defend their city
against Russian forces as well as the resulting effects on global politics. A city ruined. In
once quiet residential streets two armies battle driving people into cellars and basements
with little food or water. No lights or heat. Dwindling medical supplies. Shells and bullets
deliver cruel random death to the young and old men women and children. This is Mariupol a
Ukrainian city and early target of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Bordering Russian-occupied
territory the coastal city seemed doomed to a defeat that would come within days if not
hours. Could Mariupol and Ukraine survive? As Russian rockets threatened the city Ukrainians
resisted and with a heroic combination of sacrifice and bravery the besieged city endured . .
. for months. But it all came at a steep cost. With compassion and his keen journalist's eye
Sibert Honor creator Don Brown illuminates the horrors of Mariupol and the depredations of its
people not seen in the city since World War II. He also shows that outside of Mariupol the
city's agonies were mirrored by similar events occurring in towns and cities across Ukraine. 83
Days in Mariupol reminds us that the bloody defiance shown at the Alamo Dunkirk Leningrad
and Thermopylae isn't confined to the past but has a violent modern presence. It is the story
of senseless destruction patriotism and grit against long odds-a brutal battle whose
consequences still reverberate across Ukraine and continue to reshape the global political
landscape. Read more books by Don Brown: Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months and Years
after the 9 11 Attacks Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian
Refugees
