Children of the Stone City

What worked: The book immediately shares the division between cultures within Stone City as the main characters, Adam and Laila, are identified as lesser citizens called Nons. The Permitteds are entitled people and they even have their own language. Every year, Adam’s father must complete an applicat......more

Renton Highlands Children's Audio This is a story of the prejudice and cruelty experienced by Palestinian kids in an Israeli city. It's anonymized a bit -- the city is the Stone City, and the people are Permitted or Nones. The author drew it from people she met while on a grant from some art thing fr......more

This story casts light on the lives of Palestinians. The people and the story location are not named, but the events make it clear who and where the story is located. Adam and Leila live contentedly with their parents and grandmother. They are loved and encouraged to be the best children and students......more

This book is amazing. I have been reading for 7 years now and i chose this as my fav book, i read the book in a day and i cant help but cry each time i read it, especially as a palestinian is reflects a lot to whats going on there, what happened to Zak happened to thousands of palestinian kids, what......more