Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood -- Ibtisam Barakat, Paperback Role Playing Games KIRKUS NONFICTION PRIZE FINALIST

KIRKUS NONFICTION PRIZE FINALIST

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Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood -- Ibtisam Barakat, Paperback Role Playing Games KIRKUS NONFICTION PRIZE FINALIST"When a war ends it does not go away," my mother says."It hides inside us . . . Just forget!" But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember. In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be a child whose world is shattered by war. With candor and courage, she stitches together memories of her childhood: fear and confusion as bombs explode near