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The Kites Are Flying

by Michael Morpurgo, Jeremy Bowen, Laura Carlin

JournalistsChildren's storiesJuvenile fictionFriendshipArab-Israeli conflictPalestinian ArabsKitesChildren's fiction

Travelling to the West Bank to witness how life is for Palestinians and Jews living in the shadow of a dividing wall, journalist Max strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic Palestinian boy, Said. As Max is welcomed as a guest, he learns of the terrible events in the family's past and begins to understand why Said no longer speaks.

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Book data: Open Library