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Working in a wholly different but no less ambitious vein than in her impressive debut, The Calling, Clinton proves to be as versatile as she is daring. Set in a Palestinian community in Gaza City during the intifada of 1988 and 1989, the novel opens with its narrator, 11-year-old Malaak, traumatized, barely talking and immersed in a fantasy life involving a tame bird. Eventually readers learn that Malaak's father was killed five weeks earlier, as he traveled to Israel looking for work; ironically, the bus he had taken was blown up by Islamic Jihad. Contrary to their family's principles, Malaak's older brother, Hamid, and his friend, Tariq (who saw his own father killed by Israeli soldiers), secretly become shabab (defined here as "youth activists"), throwing stones at Israeli soldiers and even joining in terrorist activities. Patiently counseled by her wise mother, visited in her dreams by her father (in one, "He went to the moon by jumping from star to star"), increasingly concerned about Hamid and Tariq, Malaak roots herself once again in the difficult world around her. Malaak's victories are hard-won, without benefit of a happy or tidy ending, and poetically wrought. The harsh portrayal of the Israeli occupation will be painful for many readers-and may even anger some-but Clinton's overall message is transcendently humane. A memorable achievement. Ages 11-up.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-A moving story of courage, loss, personal growth, and familial love, set in 1988 in the Middle East. A month earlier, Malaak Abed Atieh's father left their home in Gaza City and never returned. Every day, the 11-year-old climbs up to her roof and waits for him, for she does not know that the bus he was on became a terrorist target. Since his disappearance, she hasn't spoken to anyone except her dove, a gift from him. Her mother finally tells her what happened, and the child begins to worry about her 12-year-old brother, whom she fears is becoming involved with a radical group. For his sake, Malaak comes out of her shell to try to save him from the growing violence that surrounds them. Malaak is a strong character who longs for her father's physical presence but finds solace and comfort when communicating with him on a spiritual level. Events move quickly and consistently throughout the story, and all of the characters are well drawn. With a sharp eye for nuances of culture and the political situation in the Middle East, Clinton has created a rich, colorful cast of characters and created an emotionally charged novel. The glossary of Arabic words and their English meanings is helpful.
Janet Gillen, Great Neck Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Working in a wholly different but no less ambitious vein than in her impressive debut, The Calling, Clinton proves to be as versatile as she is daring. Set in a Palestinian community in Gaza City during the intifada of 1988 and 1989, the novel opens with its narrator, 11-year-old Malaak, traumatized, barely talking and immersed in a fantasy life involving a tame bird. Eventually readers learn that Malaak's father was killed five weeks earlier, as he traveled to Israel looking for work; ironically, the bus he had taken was blown up by Islamic Jihad. Contrary to their family's principles, Malaak's older brother, Hamid, and his friend, Tariq (who saw his own father killed by Israeli soldiers), secretly become shabab (defined here as "youth activists"), throwing stones at Israeli soldiers and even joining in terrorist activities. Patiently counseled by her wise mother, visited in her dreams by her father (in one, "He went to the moon by jumping from star to star"), increasingly concerned about Hamid and Tariq, Malaak roots herself once again in the difficult world around her. Malaak's victories are hard-won, without benefit of a happy or tidy ending, and poetically wrought. The harsh portrayal of the Israeli occupation will be painful for many readers-and may even anger some-but Clinton's overall message is transcendently humane. A memorable achievement. Ages 11-up.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-A moving story of courage, loss, personal growth, and familial love, set in 1988 in the Middle East. A month earlier, Malaak Abed Atieh's father left their home in Gaza City and never returned. Every day, the 11-year-old climbs up to her roof and waits for him, for she does not know that the bus he was on became a terrorist target. Since his disappearance, she hasn't spoken to anyone except her dove, a gift from him. Her mother finally tells her what happened, and the child begins to worry about her 12-year-old brother, whom she fears is becoming involved with a radical group. For his sake, Malaak comes out of her shell to try to save him from the growing violence that surrounds them. Malaak is a strong character who longs for her father's physical presence but finds solace and comfort when communicating with him on a spiritual level. Events move quickly and consistently throughout the story, and all of the characters are well drawn. With a sharp eye for nuances of culture and the political situation in the Middle East, Clinton has created a rich, colorful cast of characters and created an emotionally charged novel. The glossary of Arabic words and their English meanings is helpful.
Janet Gillen, Great Neck Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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