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A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home

A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home

Hardcover

22 Oct, 2024

A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book. At school, Falasteen and her...

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ISBN-10:

1250896703

ISBN-13:

9781250896704

Publisher

Henry Holt & Company

Dimensions

10.00 X 10.00 X 1.00 inches

Language

English

Description

A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book.

At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine.

Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her family for answers. Her grandfather, grandmother, and Mama encourage her to see their homeland from a different perspective, and each of their stories helps her understand her people's history and her own place in the world.

Filled with beautiful, inspiring illustrations and thoughtful back matter that outlines key terms and historical moments, this is a story of family, resilience and home always being where the heart is.

Product Details

ISBN-10

:1250896703

ISBN-13

:9781250896704

Publisher

:Henry Holt & Company

Publication date

: 22 Oct, 2024

Category

: Children's Fiction

Sub-Category

: Family - Multigenerational

Format

:Hardcover

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

No. of Units

:1

Dimension

: 10.00 X 10.00 X 1.00 inches

Weight

:454 g

Editorial Reviews

★ "[A Map for Falasteen] fills a gap in representations of the Palestinian diaspora, offering a much-needed insider's perspective. . . . A haunting, powerful, and crucial tale of culture and identity." --Kirkus, starred review

★"Betawi renders Falasteen's immediate surroundings in yellows and oranges that give way to deep-blue remembrances, while Odeh sensitively narrates this double debut about a family's culture and homeland." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

About the Author

Maysa Odeh is a Palestinian writer who grew up between Amman, Jordan and the United States. Her debut picture book was written during the assault on Gaza in 2021, which sparked a conversation between herself and her inner child. A Map for Falasteen answers the questions she was too shy to ask as a child of Palestinian refugees. Maysa resides in California with her four year old daughter, Malak, who asks questions all day long in Arabic and English, and sometimes even in her sleep.

Aliaa Betawi is a self-taught Palestinian artist based in Alexandria, Egypt who developed her craft by observing her gifted mother. She believes that every kid deserves a childhood filled with magical, joyful memories and this is what she works to give to all kids, including herself. A Map for Falasteen was her opportunity to capture a single elusive memory in Palestine, a memory she could not enjoy as a Palestinian child in exile.

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