A Map for Falasteen

Name: A Map for Falasteen
ISBN: 9781250896704

A Palestinian Child's Search for Home

Maysa Odeh

Henry Holt and Co. · Print & ebook · October 22, 2024

A Kirkus Best Book of 2024 A Booklist Editors Choice 2024 A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book.

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Who it’s for: A gentle picture book makes room for questions of homeland, family, and belonging.
Themes: Family and home, Palestinian history and identity, Resilience
Genres: Middle Eastern & Arab American Stories, Immigration & Moving, Diversity & Multicultural

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A Kirkus Best Book of 2024 A Booklist Editors Choice 2024 A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book. 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.

Home on the Map

A gentle picture book makes room for questions of homeland, family, and belonging.

Come here for

A child’s search for Palestine on a school map
Family stories that offer another way to see home

Expect

A warm story of resilience and belonging
Illustrations and back matter with key terms and historical moments

Where it sits

Middle Eastern & Arab American Stories	46%
Immigration & Moving	40%
Diversity & Multicultural	25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Multigenerational Families
Stories Set in the Middle East
Immigration & Moving

Authors: Maysa Odeh
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published: October 22, 2024
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Family and home · Palestinian history and identity · Resilience
Reading lane: Multigenerational Families