Balcony on the moon

By Ibtisam Barakat

Subjects: Arab countries, Juvenile literature, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Multigenerational, Cultural Heritage, Family, Arab-Israeli conflict, Childhood and youth, Girls, Youth, Education, Girls, juvenile literature, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Palestinian Arab Youth, Women, education, Political, Arab countries, juvenile literature, Palestinian Arab Children

Description: Picking up where Tasting the Sky left off, Balcony on the Moon follows Ibtisam Barakat through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972 to 1981 and chronicles her desire to be a writer. Ibtisam finds inspiration through writing letters to pen pals and from an adult who encourages her to keep at it, but the most surprising turn of all for Ibtisam happens when her mother decides that she would like to seek out an education, too.