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Laskin, Pamela L.
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YA
In this Romeo and Juliet–inspired verse novel set in present-day Israel, teenagers Ronit (an Israeli girl) and Jamil (a Palestinian boy) meet while accompanying their fathers (a Jewish pharmacist and Muslim doctor, respectively) to an East Jerusalem clinic. First-person poems in various forms convey characters' curiosity, confusion, and desires; the protagonists have strikingly similar voices, requiring close reading. Supplementary information offers context.
Reviewer: Elisa Gall
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2017
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