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Author
Publisher
MyReportLinks.com Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
[Library ed.].
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Jewish immigrants returned to their homeland in the Middle East, they settled on lands inhabited by Palestinians, creating a tension that eventually blew up into massive violence that continues to this day. Learn more about this violent clash and Palestine s fight for statehood, as well as its land, religion, government, economy, and culture.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of intractable conflict that colors every aspect of their daily lives, from the roads they are allowed to take to the schools their daughters, Abir and Smadar, each attend. Theirs is a life in which children from both sides of the wall throw stones at one another. But their worlds shift irreparably when ten-year-old old Abir is killed by a rubber bullet meant to quell unruly...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 224 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the Gaza Strip, growing up on land owned by his family for centuries, fourteen-year-old Yousef is preoccupied by video games, school pranks, and meeting his father's impossible high standards. Everything changes when the second Intifada erupts and soldiers occupy the family home, turning it into a virtual prison. Over time, Yosef learns the rules of his new life in captivity - but he can't anticipate that an Israeli bullet is about too transform...