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A map of home

by Randa Jarrar (2008)

About this book

Nidali, the rebellious daughter of an Egyptian-Greek mother and a Palestinian father, narrates her story from her childhood in Kuwait, her early teenage years in Egypt (to where she and her family fled the 1990 Iraqi invasion), to her family's last flight to Texas.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreA map of home Lead Character

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