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A Little Piece of Ground

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A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers keep in mind more about one of the vital worst conflicts afflicting our world today.

Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy.

Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the very best site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim out of doors right through the next curfew, it kind of feels unimaginable that he will continue to exist.

This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the UK and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the USA.

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