“An engaging, beautifully nuanced book for upper elementary and young adult readers, its central theme—How do you survive middle school while being true to yourself?—is one that will resonate,” writes author and activist Jody Sokolower. “Readers will connect to Ida’s struggles as a 13-year-old Palestinian American trying to grapple with anti-Arab racism at school, her relationship to a homeland she has never seen, and the complicated dynamics of her family … A must read!”
Sokolower is the author of Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village and directs Teach Palestine, a project that aims to incorporate Palestinian history, politics, and culture into K-12 curriculums.