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183 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen
| February, 2017
|
Trade
ISBN 978-0-06-245854-4
$17.99
|
Ebook
ISBN 978-0-06-345855-1
(
2)
YA
In this
Romeo and Juliet–inspired verse novel set in present-day Israel, teenagers Ronit (an Israeli girl) and Jamil (a Palestinian boy) meet while accompanying their fathers (a Jewish pharmacist and Muslim doctor, respectively) to an East Jerusalem clinic. First-person poems in various forms convey characters' curiosity, confusion, and desires; the protagonists have strikingly similar voices, requiring close reading. Supplementary information offers context.
Reviewer:
Elisa Gall
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2017