Palestinian Conflict

  • 19 Varieties of Gazelle by Naomi Shihab Nye.
  • A Stone in My Hand, by Cathryn Clinton which chronicles the story of a Palestinian girl whose father died on the way to work in Israel as a result of a terrorist bombing aboard his bus. In addition to the heavy weight of grief, she is also concerned about her brother's growing attraction to the militant mindset
  • Abraham.  It traces the history of the three great religions that sprang from a single source.
  • BROKEN BRIDGE Lynne Reid Banks
  • Gavriel and Jemal Brent Ashabranner: two boys of Jerusalem (1984) (non fiction)
  • Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye. It has a modern setting and tells of an American family who relocate in Jerusalem.
  • ONE MORE RIVER.  Lynne Reid Banks
  • Palestine and Palestine 2: In the Gaza Strip by Joe Sacco. (graphic novels)
  • Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi.
  • The Singing Mountain, By Sonia Levitin.  It's the story of a 17 year old guy who goes to Israel to visit, but ends up staying to "pursue a life of Jewish Orthodoxy."
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