Where The Streets Had A Name

Abdel-Fattah, Randa

ISBN 10: 0545172926 / ISBN 13: 9780545172929

Published by Scholastic Press, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Where The Streets Had A Name
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545172926
• ISBN 13: 9780545172929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

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 only problem is that Hayaat and her family live behind the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank, and they're on the wrong side of checkpoints, curfews, and the travel permit system. Plus, Hayaat's best friend, Samy, always manages to attract trouble. But luck is on the pair's side as they undertake the journey to Jerusalem from the West Bank when Hayaat and Samy have a curfew-free day to travel.

But while their journey may only be a few miles long, it could take a lifetime to complete...

Humorous and heartfelt, Where the Streets Had a Name deals with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with sensitivity and grace, and will open a window on this timely subject.

About the Author

Randa Abdel-Fattah is an attorney, a writer, and an active member in the interfaith community, and also a member of the Palestinian human rights campaign. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Does My Head Look Big in This? as well as Ten Things I Hate About Me. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and their children.