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A Stone in My Hand

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4 out of 5
Based on 56 Ratings and 26 Reviews

Book Description
In Gaza City, 1988, a sensitive, observant girl finds her voice - and the strength to move beyond the violence that surrounds her.

I am Malaak Abed Atieh, and this bird is Abdo. . . . I live in Abdo's eyes. . . . I fly high, high above Gaza City. . . . Nothing stops me - not the concrete and razor wire, not the guns, not the soldiers. I stare at them with my hard black Abdo eyes, an... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingHardcover (11 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages192
ISBN-100763613886
ISBN-13978-0763613884
Publication Date10/01/2002
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