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Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village
Jody Sokolower
Illustrator: Various
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Olive Branch Press/Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN: 978-1-62371-888-6
Keywords: Palestinian Arab Youth. Silwan (Jerusalem)--History and Social Conditions. Arab-Israeli Relations, courageous conversation
An American social studies teacher interviews Palestinian youth about their heartbreaking trauma under Israeli occupation, connecting their resistance to that of Native Americans. Photos, maps. Glossary, footnotes.