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19 Varieties Of Gazelle

Poems Of The Middle East

Author: Naomi Shihab Nye  

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From acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye, a stunning collection of poems about the Middle East, family, peace and what it means to be Arab- American. Ages 8+.

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From acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye, a stunning collection of poems about the Middle East, family, peace and what it means to be Arab- American. Ages 8+.

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"Tell me how to live so many lives at once ..."

Fowzi, who beats everyone at dominoes; Ibtisam, who wanted to be a doctor; Abu Mahmoud, who knows every eggplant and peach in his West Bank garden; mysterious Uncle Mohammed, who moved to the mountain; a girl in a red sweater dangling a book bag; children in velvet dresses who haunt the candy bowl at the party; Baba Kamalyari, age 71; Mr. Dajani and his swans; Sitti Khadra, who never lost her peace inside.

Maybe they have something to tell us.

Naomi Shihab Nye has been writing about being Arab-American, about Jerusalem, about the West Bank, about family all her life. These new and collected poems of the Middle East -- sixty in all -- appear together here for the first time.

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About the Author

Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and anthologist and the acclaimed author of Habibi: A Novel and Sitti's Secrets, a picture book, which was based on her own experiences visiting her beloved Sitti in Palestine. Her book 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has taught writing and worked in schools all over the world, including in Muscat, Oman. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc | HarperCollins
Published
15th March 2005
Pages
160
ISBN
9780060504045

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