These Olive Trees

by Ghanameh, Aya

Middle EasternThis book contains predominantly Middle Eastern people and/or Middle Eastern culture.

TraumaThis book depicts a deeply distressing or disturbing experience, likely that the author encountered.

WarThis books contains language and/or pictures of war

Synopsis

The story of a Palestinian family’s ties to the land, and how one young girl finds a way to care for her home, even as she says goodbye.

It’s 1967 in Nablus, Palestine.

Oraib loves the olive trees that grow outside the refugee camp where she lives. Each harvest, she and her mama pick the small fruits and she eagerly stomp stomp stomps on them to release their golden oil. Olives have always tied her family to the land, as Oraib learns from the stories Mama tells of a home before war.

But war has come to their door once more, forcing them to flee. Even as her family is uprooted, Oraib makes a solemn promise to her beloved olive trees. She will see to it that their legacy lives on for generations to come.

Debut author-illustrator Aya Ghanameh boldly paints a tale of bitterness, hope, and the power of believing in a free and thriving future.

Illustrator: Aya Ghanameh
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 0593525183
ISBN-13: 9780593525180
Reading Age: 7 - 10
Grade Level: 2 - 4
Number of Pages: 40
Published At:2023
Added at: 2024-04-08