About this title: Fourteen-year-old Liyana Abboud loves it when her father calls her "habibi"--Arabic for "darling." She also loves to hear him tell of growing up in Palestine. However, she's not prepared for her parents' announcement that the family will be moving from the United States to Jerusalem. Strangers in a new land, Liyana and her younger brother Rafik ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780689825231ISBN:0689825234
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-13:9780689801495ISBN:0689801491
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-13:9780689801495ISBN:0689801491
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Edition: 4th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780689801495ISBN:0689801491
Description: Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate to heavy wear/ spine tight/ D.J. not price clipped; several small tears, chips and creases; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine bumped and frayed/ board edges slightly frayed/ readers slant/ several pages have underlining and margin notes/ previous owners name on front page. read more
Description: Good. 0689825234 Mass Market Paperback with moderate shelf-wear, rubbing, fraying, tears, fading, chipping, and bumping to the cover, edges, corners, and spine. The spine is creased from the book being read. Inside pages are free from underlining, note taking, and/or highlighting, however, there is a signature, nameplate, rubber stamp, or inscription written in the book from the previous owner. Book is in stock and ready to ship same or next business day. ELIGIBLE FOR FREE STANDARD SHIPPING! ... read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780689825231ISBN:0689825234
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"For my Young Adult Literature class. Good storyline. From a teacher perspective: teachable YA novel with many possible angles (racism, Middle East conflict, young love)."
"Liyana's mother is an American, but her father is a Palestinian Arab, which explains why the family is moving to Palestine from St. Louis. The adjustment is hard for Liyana, and she struggles to understand the alien culture, much less her newly revealed relatives who speak no English. Then she meets Omer and gets to like him--a lot. When she realizes he is Jewish, she sees no problem, but realizes their relationship could cause BIG problems for everyone. The novel deals with the Arab/Jewish conflict in Israel rather simplistically--everyone ends up by accepting each other. There is also a problem with the "politically correct" idea that religion is ok as long as it makes no claims for exclusive truthfulness. The narrative seemed very slow to me for the first half of the book, but the characterization drew me in enough for me to want to finish it. I'm not sure young adults will have the patience. Charming and positive."
I love Naomi and this book is just fantastic! Maybe it's wrong to do this, but I imagine it as her childhood. Liyana is just how I would think Naomi was when she was growing up. I love the first lines that begin each chapter. Naomi's writing is poetry in prose form. It's great to watch Liyana interact with her grandmother who speaks another language and has such a different sense of reality. Reading this book was a magical experience for me."
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