{"product_id":"tasting-the-sky-a-palestinian-childhood-9780374357337","title":"Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner  Arab American National Museum Book Award for Childrens\/YA Literature  among other awards and honors. When a war ends it does not go away  my mother says.It hides inside us . . . Just forget! But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember.  In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War  Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage  she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near her home and she is separated from her family; the harshness of life as a Palestinian refugee; her unexpected joy when she discovers Alef  the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. This is the beginning of her passionate connection to words  and as language becomes her refuge  allowing her to piece together the fragments of her world  it becomes her true home.  Transcending the particulars of politics  this illuminating and timely book provides a telling glimpse into a little-known culture that has become an increasingly important part of the puzzle of world peace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914097713205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0374357331","price":66.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780374357337.jpg?v=1787334216","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tasting-the-sky-a-palestinian-childhood-9780374357337","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}