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314 pp.
| Scholastic |
November, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-17292-9$17.99
(2)
4-6
Hayaat's Muslim family lives in a small apartment in Israeli-occupied Bethlehem. When her grandmother, Sitti Zeynab, falls ill, Hayaat embarks on a mission to bring back a jar of earth from her homeland. The long journey to Jerusalem through numerous checkpoints is vividly depicted, along with the trials of occupation and the extreme fortitude of the people living under it.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2011