A map for Falasteen / written by Maysa Odeh ; illustrated by Aliaa Betawi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Odeh, Maysa, author.

Contributor:

Betawi, Aliaa, illustrator.

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestine--Juvenile fiction.

Palestine.

Families--Juvenile fiction.

Families.

Palestinian Arabs--Juvenile fiction.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestinian Americans--Juvenile fiction.

Palestinian Americans.

Nationalism--Juvenile fiction.

Nationalism.

Ethnicity--Juvenile fiction.

Ethnicity.

Picture books for children.

Palestine--Fiction.

Families--Fiction.

Palestinian Arabs--Fiction.

Palestinian Americans--Fiction.

Nationalism--Fiction.

Ethnicity--Fiction.

Picture books.

Genre:

School fiction.

Picture books.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Map for Falasteen : a Palestinian child's search for home

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Henry Holt & Company, 2024.

Summary:

At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine. Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her family for answers. Her grandfather, grandmother, and Mama encourage her to see their homeland from a different perspective, and each of their stories helps her understand her people's history and her own place in the world. Filled with beautiful, inspiring illustrations and thoughtful back matter that outlines key terms and historical moments, this is a story of family, resilience and home always being where the heart is.

Notes:

Subtitle on cover: A Palestinian child's search for home.

Includes bibliographical references (page facing title page).

Arab American Book Award - Children's Literature, Winner, 2025

ISBN:

9781250896704

1250896703

OCLC:

1453846451