books by Ibtisam Barakat (anthology amnesty tasting)

books by Ibtisam Barakat

books:

Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood

14 reviews
Ibtisam Barakat

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007

Picking up the pieces
There aren't many books on the Palestinian situation available for children, and fewer still that are memoirs. I actually managed to pick up and read Ibtisam Barakat's, "Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood," without ever realized that it was more than mere historical fiction. As a bilingual author and poet, Ms. Barakat could have written a straight up autobiography, but somehow the memoir ...

Amnesty Anthology
Amnesty International, David Almond, ...

Walker Books Ltd, 2009

This is a celebration of human rights.To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Walker Books and Amnesty International have joined together to create a short-story collection for young adults, celebrating what it means to be free. Hosting a variety of talented children's authors from all around the globe, the anthology embraces such themes as asylum, law, education and faith in a way that will both inspire ...