Where The Streets Had A Name

Where The Streets Had A Name by Abdel-Fattah, Randa. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780545172929.

Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. She believes a handful of soil from her grandmothers ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti Zeynabs life. The only problem is that Hayaat and her family live behind the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank, and theyre on the wrong side of checkpoints, curfews, and the travel permit system. Plus, Hayaats best friend, Samy, always manages to attract trouble. But luck is on the pairs 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.