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A review by bashsbooks
These Olive Trees by Aya Ghanameh
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
These Olive Trees is such a lovely and important book. It depicts the plight of the Palestinians against Israeli oppression in concrete ways that children can easily digest - from the tents of the camps to the need and love for olive trees. The art is beautiful as well, and I think the decision to depict the war as ghostly hands picking over the land is an apt metaphor.
It's a childrens book, so I wouldn't say it has any glaring warning. But it is about the oppression and colonisation of Palestinians by Israel.