Habibi
By: Naomi Shihab Nye
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Simon Pulse
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780689801495
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Fiction; Families; Jewish-Arab relations; Family life
Description: When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians. Fourteen-year-old Liyana Abboud loves to hear her father call her habibi--Arabic for "darling". But she's not prepared for her family's decision to move from St. Louis to Jerusalem. This provocative first novel from the acclaimed poet builds a bridge to the Arab world, introduces a family readers won't soon forget, and offers a hope for peace.