A Little Piece of Ground
- ISBN-10
- 0330436791
- ISBN-13
- 9780330436793
- Category
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books
- Authors
- Elizabeth Laird, Sonia Nimr
Description
A controversial and newsworthy story from the award-winning author of Kiss the Dust, Jake's Tower, and The Garbage King. Macmillan Children's Books is to publish at great speed a hugely topical novel by award-winning author Elizabeth Laird about the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Written in collaboration with Palestinian author Sonia Nimr, A Little Piece of Ground tells the story of Karim, an ordinary twelve-year old boy, living in Ramallah under the occupation of Israeli troops. Editor, Marion Lloyd say, 'This is an exceptionally exciting and important book, which will give any child who is curious and confused about what they hear and see on TV an insight into a conflict that affects all our lives.'
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