num_pages: 192
description: Winner of the Mildred Batchelder Award, this very human novel of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is both touching and timelyNothing could be more frightening to Samir, a Palestinian boy, than to be where he is an Israeli hospital ward, trapped among the very people he blames for his brother's death. Amid this explosive atmosphere, Samir begins to learn about the Israeli kids around him. He discovers their hurts and conflicts - and hesitantly begins to share his own.This is a story of violence and healing - the story of a boy facing the enemy he has been taught to fear.
language: English
title: Samir and Yonatan
titlecomplete: Samir and Yonatan
genres: Fiction, Cultural, Israel, International, Young Adult, Read For School, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Contemporary, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 391
places: Israel
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Batchelder Award
publisher: Blue Sky Press