The Mid-East
From Iran...
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Written and illustrated in graphic novel format, this story tells about Marjane's childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. From a young woman's perspective, this memoir shows the contradictions between home life and public life in Iran during the revolution. This book is recommended for the high school and college age student.
To read more about Persepolis, go to:
Persepolis Link
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To Israel...
Habibi
Naomi Shihab Nye
Can you imagine moving to another country when you are 14? That is what happens to Liyana in this story. Liyana has to learn to make Israel her new home, despite the differences between her life in the US and her new life in Israel.
Here is a segment of the review from School Library Journal
"When Liyana's doctor father, a native Palestinian, decides to move his contemporary Arab-American family back to Jerusalem from St. Louis, 14-year-old Liyana is unenthusiastic. Arriving in Jerusalem, the girl and her family are gathered in by their colorful, warmhearted Palestinian relatives and immersed in a culture where only tourists wear shorts and there is a prohibition against boy/girl relationships. When Liyana falls in love with Omer, a Jewish boy, she challenges family, culture, and tradition, but her homesickness fades. Constantly lurking in the background of the novel is violence between Palestinian and Jew." Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Greenwich, CT
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Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Written and illustrated in graphic novel format, this story tells about Marjane's childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. From a young woman's perspective, this memoir shows the contradictions between home life and public life in Iran during the revolution. This book is recommended for the high school and college age student.
To read more about Persepolis, go to:
Persepolis Link
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To Israel...
Habibi
Naomi Shihab Nye
Can you imagine moving to another country when you are 14? That is what happens to Liyana in this story. Liyana has to learn to make Israel her new home, despite the differences between her life in the US and her new life in Israel.
Here is a segment of the review from School Library Journal
"When Liyana's doctor father, a native Palestinian, decides to move his contemporary Arab-American family back to Jerusalem from St. Louis, 14-year-old Liyana is unenthusiastic. Arriving in Jerusalem, the girl and her family are gathered in by their colorful, warmhearted Palestinian relatives and immersed in a culture where only tourists wear shorts and there is a prohibition against boy/girl relationships. When Liyana falls in love with Omer, a Jewish boy, she challenges family, culture, and tradition, but her homesickness fades. Constantly lurking in the background of the novel is violence between Palestinian and Jew." Kate McClelland, Perrot Memorial Library, Greenwich, CT
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