{"product_id":"the-necklace-of-seven-souls-9781632064073","title":"The Necklace of Seven Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Palestinian teenagers discover secrets that change all they thought they knew about their family histories--and their own futures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarida is a talented young painter who recreates European masterpieces under the patronizing eye of a Parisian art dealer. Mazen just arrived in France to hunt for a lost family heirloom. When the two meet during a chance encounter at the Louvre, they discover that both their grandmothers fled Palestine during the Nakba in 1948. Drawn to one another, Mazen and Farida begin to piece together their past, but a shadowy ring of art forgers has other plans for Farida. Will she discover the truth before it's too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring what it means to live in diaspora, Hooda Shawa's US debut moves from Paris to Haifa, from Aleppo to Tangier, conjuring the jewel tones of the Mediterranean and the bittersweet taste of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hooda Shawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yonder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632064073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/10\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShawa, Hooda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHooda Shawa\u003c\/b\u003e is Palestinian British author of children's and young adult literature. She received the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Children's Literature in 2008 for \u003ci\u003eThe Birds' Journey to Mount Qaf\u003c\/i\u003e, the Kuwait Children's Literature Award in 2017 for \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Arab Children's Book Publishers Forum award in 2023 for \u003ci\u003eThe Puppeteer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her recent work includes the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eBanat 'Ad\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with Laila Qaddumi and illustrated by Ashraf Ghori), the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eGilgamesh's Skull\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Michael Jabareen), and \u003ci\u003eThe Donkey who Carried the War on her Back\u003c\/i\u003e, which was selected for 2025 White Ravens List. Hooda is the founder of TAQA Productions, a production company that produces theater and puppet shows in Kuwait, where she lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHussain, Sawad:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSawad Hussain\u003c\/strong\u003e is a translator from Arabic whose work has been recognised by English PEN, the Anglo-Omani Society and the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, among others. She is a judge for the Palestine Book Awards and the 2023 National Translation Award. She has run translation workshops under the auspices of Shadow Heroes, Africa Writes, Shubbak Festival, the Yiddish Book Center, the British Library, and the National Centre for Writing. Her most recent translations include \u003cem\u003eBlack Foam\u003c\/em\u003e by Haji Jaber (AmazonCrossing) and \u003cem\u003eWhat Have You Left Behind\u003c\/em\u003e by Bushra al-Maqtari (Fitzcarraldo Editions). She was selected to be the Princeton Translator in Residence in 2025. She is based in Cambridge, U.K. and her website is sawadhussain.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJaljuli, Nour:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNour Jaljuli\u003c\/strong\u003e is a translator and poet traversing between the worlds of Arabic and English. She holds an MA in literary translation from the University of East Anglia and is the Arabic translator of Rana Dajani's \u003ci\u003eFive Scarves\u003c\/i\u003e. Her English translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eArabLit, Middle East Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003e2022 UEA MALT Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e for which she was also co-editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hooda Shawa \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48910146535581,"sku":"9781632064073","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b1503807-7abd-4d7e-9981-6a37b133db66.jpg?v=1789456436","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-necklace-of-seven-souls-9781632064073","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}