Oranges In No Man's Land
Ten year old Ayisha’s mother is killed in Beirut when a bomb hits their family home. Grandma, Ayisha and Ayisha’s younger brothers, Latif and baby Ahmed, run to safety. The quartet find sanctuary in a bombed out building thanks to the compassionate welcome of another Lebanese family hiding there. As the days pass, Ayisha plays with and learns from Samar the deaf-mute daughter of the family that takes them in. Granny does an admirable job of caring for everybody until she falls ill.
Collections:
ARC-BC, Novel
Subject:
English Language Arts
Grades:
- 4-5
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