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Laskin, Pamela L.

Ronit & Jamil

183 pp. | HarperCollins/Tegen | February, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-245854-4 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-345855-1
(2) 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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