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My Olive Tree

Hazar Elbayya

Illustrator: Hazar Elbayya

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books/Random House Children's Books/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-593-81022-4

Keywords: Historical Fiction-Palestine, Gaza, grandparents, war, symbol of hope, community, resistance

A little Palestinian girl plants an olive tree in her war-torn country. Her grandfather and the whole community help restore what is lost when the tree is destroyed. Digital, muted illustrations.