A Map for Falasteen Audiobook By Maysa Odeh, Aliaa Betawi - illustrator cover art

A Map for Falasteen

A Palestinian Child's Search for Home

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A Map for Falasteen

By: Maysa Odeh, Aliaa Betawi - illustrator
Narrated by: Dalia Ramahi
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A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!

A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt audiobook.

At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine.

Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her family for answers. Her grandfather, grandmother, and Mama encourage her to see their homeland from a different perspective, and each of their stories helps her understand her people's history and her own place in the world.

Including thoughtful back matter that outlines key terms and historical moments, this is a story of family, resilience and home always being where the heart is.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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Critic reviews

★ "[A Map for Falasteen] fills a gap in representations of the Palestinian diaspora, offering a much-needed insider’s perspective. . . . A haunting, powerful, and crucial tale of culture and identity."—Kirkus, starred review

★"Betawi renders Falasteen's immediate surroundings in yellows and oranges that give way to deep-blue remembrances, while Odeh sensitively narrates this double debut about a family's culture and homeland."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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I picked up this book because it’s crunch time and I still needed a book RE Palestine for my 2024 Book Bingo. I honestly picked it because it fit into my limited time frame, but this book surprised me with how many emotions it evoked. I highly recommend it to people of all ages.

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