Age: Palestine

Materials from Palestine

Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is [...]

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A Little Piece of Ground

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 7, 2007

During the Israeli occupation of Ramallah in the West Bank of Palestine, twelve-year-old Karim and his friends create a secret place for themselves where they can momentarily forget the horrors of war.

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Middle East

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 20, 2007

This book made in-depth look at the peoples and laces of this diverse and fascinating region-from the cradle of civilization to the powerful countries that playa central role in today’s global economy and politics.

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19 Varieties Of Gazelle: Poems Of The Middle East

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Nineteen poems about the Middle East and about being an Arab American living in the United States.

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Habibi

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud and her family move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.

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A Little Piece Of Ground

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

During the Israeli occupation of Ramallah in the West Bank of Palestine, twelve-year-old Karim and his friends create a secret place for themselves where they can momentarily forget the horrors of war. Also written by Sonia Nimr. Click here to read the Worlds of Words review.

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