In this book, Ahed Tamimi tells her story: how she, a young Palestinian from the West Bank was, at 16, arrested, tried in military court, and imprisoned, for slapping an IDF soldier outside of her home.

The story covers Ahed’s life, her family, her small town and its legacy of resisting the occupation and the encroachment of illegal Israeli settlers.

It does a really good job of weaving Palestinian history through the description of events in a way that makes it easy to gain a broad understanding of the Israeli occupation that isn’t overwhelming to those intimidated by more dense types of non-fiction.

Given that Ahed was recently arrested yet again, this is an important and relevant read. It’s inspiring and challenging and I highly HIGHLY recommend it in audiobook format.