Thursday, October 4, 2012

Where the Streets had a Name

Where the Streets had a Name
By Randa Abdel-Fattah


Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. She believes a handful of soil from her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti Zeynab's life. The problem is the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank from Jerusalem, not to mention the checkpoints, the curfews, and Hayaat's best friend Samy, who is always a troublemaker. Amidst her journey, Hayaat reflects on her day to day life as a Palestinian in the West Bank, both the good and bad, and in doing so, discovers the difference between surviving and living.

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