{"title":"Young Adult Nonfiction - History - Middle East","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"tasting-the-sky-a-palestinian-childhood-9781250097187","title":"Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When a war ends it does not go away,\" my mother says.\"It hides inside us . . . Just forget!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 separated from her family; the harshness of life in the Middle East as a Palestinian refugee; her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words, and as language becomes her refuge, allowing her to piece together the fragments of her world, it becomes her true home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranscending the particulars of politics, \u003ci\u003eTasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood \u003c\/i\u003eis an illuminating and timely book that provides a telling glimpse into a part of the Middle East that has become an increasingly important part of the puzzle of world peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Arab American National Museum Book Award for Children's\/YA Literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In vivid, beautiful prose, Ibtisam Barakat transports readers into a place few Westerners have ever seen--the interior life of a young girl and her family in the occupied West Bank. This book, appropriate for readers young and old, holds literature's great power: the power to humanize the 'other, ' and to therefore change the way we understand our world.\" --Sandy Tolan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibtisam Barakat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250097187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e115456 \/ Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIbtisam Barakat\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eTasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e, which received three starred reviews and was the winner of the Arab American National Museum Book Award. She is also a poet, speaker, and social justice advocate, especially in the lives of children and teens. She was born in Beit Hanina, East Jerusalem, grew up in Ramallah, Palestine, and currently lives in Columbia, Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ibtisam Barakat \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47287833559197,"sku":"9781250097187","price":26.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c3dbaf76-cafa-4a0a-bd88-0a257fc5427e.jpg?v=1760049758"},{"product_id":"the-case-for-the-real-jesus-student-edition-a-journalist-investigates-current-challenges-to-christianity-9780310745679","title":"The Case for the Real Jesus Student Edition: A Journalist Investigates Current Challenges to Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere's proof a man named Jesus of Nazareth once walked the earth, but opinions on who he was vary widely. 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