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Randa Abdel-Fattah notes in this piece that a character based on her grandmother is included in her book Where the Streets Had a Name.
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Where the Streets Had a Name
Sydney
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Pan Macmillan Australia
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2008
Z1535330
2008
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. She believes a handful of soil from her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti Zeynab's life. The only problem is the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank, as well as the check points, the curfews, the permit system and Hayaat's best friend Samy, who is mainly interested in football and the latest elimination on X-Factor, but always manages to attract trouble.
'But luck is on their side. Hayaat and Samy have a curfew-free day to travel to Jerusalem. However, while their journey may only be a few kilometres long, it may take a lifetime to complete.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Subjects:
- Palestine, Middle East, Asia,
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cJordan,cMiddle East, Asia,
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