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    • Poem 1: A POEM MADE OF WATER
    • Poem 2: GENEROUS
    • Poem 3: PALESTINE
    • Poem 4: DIVERSITY
    • Poem 5: STIRRINGS
    • Poem 6: ALPHABETS OF MY HEART
    • Poem 7: CURFEW
    • Poem 8: DREAMING NO ABBREVIATION
    • Poem 9: PEN AND PAPER
    • Poem 10: A POEM MADE OF BREAD (words and voice)
    • Poem 11: SCRIBBLES ON THE POVERTY LINE (English and Arabic)
    • (12) WHEN PALESTINE IS FREE I WILL . . . (English and Arabic)
    • (13) A PEOPLE AND A POET, essay about Mahmoud Darwish
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Praise for

BALCONY ON THE MOON

A Poetic, deeply felt coming-of-age story."
*Starred Review. Kirkus Reviews, 2016


"Brimming with humor, wisdom, and empathy."
*Starred Review. Publishers Weekly, 2016


 * "Wonderful. . . Not to be missed." Starred Review. VOYA, 2016

 "Strums with authenticity."
- Book Page, 2016


HONORS and AWARDS:
♥  Palestine Book Award Short List
♥  Junior Library Guild Official Selection
♥  Arab-American Museum honor book
♥  Skipping Stones Honor book
♥   American Library Association / Amelia   Bloomer project top ten book
♥ Bank Street College of Ed. Best Books
♥ Notable book for a global Society
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News & Observer newspaper Wilde Best books Award
♥ A VOYA Nonfiction Honor Roll Selection

Thank you for reading BALCONY ON THE MOON, and for caring about Palestine, the Palestinians, and all the peoples of the world . . .

To reach the author with comments or questions, please use the contact form on this site. Thank you!

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BALCONY ON THE MOON  Teaching and reading
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(1)
Video: Author Name: Pronounce it correctly

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(2)  Video: READING here
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(3) THE NATION magazine essay here
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 (4) Interview- Nerdy Book Club here

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(5) Interview - Vox magazine here

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(6) Atlanta Journal Constitution article here
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(7) Columbia Daily Tribune Article here

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(8) Al-Quds Al Arabi article - القدس العربي

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(9) Video: INTERVIEW  here  
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(10) See two of the famous Arab artists mentioned in Balcony on the Moon:

( A) On page 98, the song Ahwak
by Abdel Halim Hafez here


(B) On page 99, Farid
al-Atrash, singing the Lemon Tree song here





(11) ARABIC PHRASES

(12) Video: IbtisamTEDx Talk

(13) BALCONY lesson Plan.

(14) BALCONY Global Book Award Webinar

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