A Map for Falasteen

Title: A Map for Falasteen
Author: Maysa Odeh
Children's Books: 1676432
ISBN: 9781250896704
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: 2024
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Section: Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
Condition Note: New from the publisher
Publisher Description:

A Kirkus Best Book of 2024
A Booklist Editors Choice 2024

A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book.

At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine.

Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her family for answers. Her grandfather, grandmother, and Mama encourage her to see their homeland from a different perspective, and each of their stories helps her understand her people's history and her own place in the world.

Filled with beautiful, inspiring illustrations and thoughtful back matter that outlines key terms and historical moments, this is a story of family, resilience and home always being where the heart is.