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Map for Falasteen, A
Maysa Odeh
Illustrator: Aliaa Betawi
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Henry Holt/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-89670-4
Keywords: Family/School/Community-Refugees, War, Palestinian Americans, Displacement, Diaspora
During a school project on family origins, a girl cannot find her country on the map. Childlike illustrations filled with color and symbols of traditional Palestinian life. Author's note, bibliography.