Linda Silver reviewed the book A Little Piece of Ground in the Sep/Oct, 2003 AJL Newsletter. You should read her review; she calls this novel "a powerful propaganda piece" that presents Israelis as monsters, while Palestinian Arabs evoke sympathy and empathy. So I have to question why children are assigned to read it in the first place. They shouldn't be. The closest I can think of in answer to your search is Bottle in the Gaza Sea, by Valerie Zenatti, but it is for slightly older readers and dates to the time when Israel was still in Gaza. I don't think you'll find a true counter-novel to A Little Piece of Ground. Years ago, I wrote to a favorite Sydney Talyor Award-winning author and asked her to write a novel for middle grade students, that "doesn't paint Israelis as aggressors and Arabs as their helpless victims...a novel where the hero or heroine is a young Israeli, struggling to live a normal life amid terrorism...that would counter the image of Israel that is found in much of children's literature..." I'm afraid she declined, as she had moved on to other writing. Finally, there are some non-fiction books about the conflict (for kids) that are fair and accurate, and I would be glad to provide titles if you wish. Andrea Rapp From: Stacy Brown <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 9:27 AM Subject: [ha-Safran] Looking for a book/story <!--#yiv3105928266 _filtered #yiv3105928266 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv3105928266 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv3105928266 {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}#yiv3105928266 #yiv3105928266 p.yiv3105928266MsoNormal, #yiv3105928266 li.yiv3105928266MsoNormal, #yiv3105928266 div.yiv3105928266MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv3105928266 a:link, #yiv3105928266 span.yiv3105928266MsoHyperlink {color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3105928266 a:visited, #yiv3105928266 span.yiv3105928266MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv3105928266 p {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv3105928266 span.yiv3105928266EmailStyle19 {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:#1F497D;}#yiv3105928266 .yiv3105928266MsoChpDefault {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;} _filtered #yiv3105928266 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv3105928266 div.yiv3105928266WordSection1 {}-->From another Jewish colleague: “I am looking for a book that is appropriate for a Middle School-aged student that would present an Israeli counter-perspective to the book,A Little Piece of Ground. I know some kids who are feeling "ashamed" of being Jewish after being assigned this book in their local public school. Any good books on the Arab-Israeli conflict from the Israeli perspective?” Any suggestions appreciated. Thank you, | | Stacy Brown 21st Century Learning Coordinator The Davis Academy 8105 Roberts Drive or 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085 Main Line @21stStacy Twitter |
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