Balcony on the Moon explained

Author:Ibtisam Barakat
Pub Date:October 25, 2016
Genre:Memoir, Biography
Isbn:978-0-374-30251-1
Pages:240
Publisher:Margaret Ferguson/Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine is a 2018 YA nonfiction book by Palestinian-American author Ibtisam Barakat. It is a stand alone companion to her critically-acclaimed first memoir: Tasting the Sky, A Palestinian Childhood.

Balcony on the Moon was a 2017 American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Top Ten book,2017 Notable Book for a Global Society; a Junior Library Guild Official Selection, and an honorable mention for the 2017 Children/Young Adult Arab American Book Award.[1]

It has been widely reviewed.[2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Web site: 7 October 2017 . 2017 Arab American Book Award Winners . 22 August 2024 . Arab American National Museum.
  2. Web site: Rettger . Sarah . 16 November 2016 . Review of Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine . 22 August 2024 . The Horn Book Inc.
  3. Web site: Katcher . Brian . 21 January 2019 . Book Review of Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine by Ibtisam Barakat . Forever Young Adult.
  4. Web site: Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine - A poetic, deeply felt coming-of-age story. . Kirkus Rviews.

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