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Balcony on the Moon
Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine | Ibtisam Barakat
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Picking up where Tasting the Sky left off, Balcony on the Moon follows Ibtisam Barakat through her childhood and adolescence in Palestine from 1972-1981 and chronicles her desire to be a writer. Ibtisam finds inspiration through writing letters to pen pals and from an adult who encourages her to keep at it, but the most surprising turn of all for Ibtisam happens when her mother decides that she would like to seek out an education, too. This memoir is a touching, at times funny, and enlightening look at the not often depicted daily life in a politically tumultuous area. A Margaret Ferguson Book
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#JuneItsElectrifying Day 3: This is the award-winning-essay that Ibtisam wrote for a #TalentShowCompetition highlighting her ruminations abt God‘s existence & her struggle to find meaning to a senseless war. Memoirs like Barakat‘s personalize history as it unfolds, they put a human face to a seemingly-interminable struggle, and make us wonder about our own humanity. Full review here: https://gatheringbooks.org/2017/06/19/monday-reading-52/

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Vesak Day Indulgence with Ibtisam Barakat.

Cinfhen Yum!!!!! 7y
BestOfFates Looks delicious! 7y
GatheringBooks @Cinfhen and @BestOfFates - the fried oreos with ice cream - absolutely sinful. 7y
Cinfhen It ALL looks 😇😇😇 7y
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Look who is purring on my lap as I Litsy! Yes, it's #Septimus! 😍😻😍😻😍😻😍

DebinHawaii Sweet little face! 🐱❤️ 8y
okthislooksbad I absolutely cannot with that cute little face! 😍 8y
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WhatDeeReads There's my buddy! Can I call him Seppy? 8y
Jenni_Capps 😻😻😻 so dang cute!! 8y
Bookworm83 I love that Litsy can be a noun AND a verb! 😉 8y
8little_paws Happy baby!! 8y
TheLibrarian He's too cute. 😻 8y
MrBook #Septimus!!! He's giving #Coale a run for his money 😂👏🏻. You have one of *the* cutest kittens on the planet. 8y
AshleyS Septimus is adorable, I love his big ears! 8y
LeahBergen ❤️❤️ 8y
Dolly Saw-weet💕🐾 8y
Zelma 😻 😻 he reminds me so much of my Radar at that age, except Radar had more bald spots (poor guy). 😆 8y
KarenUK Such a sweet face 8y
asiriusreader So handsome! 😻 8y
TheBookStacker OMG CUTIE 😻😻😻😻😻😻 8y
BookBabe 😻😻😻❤️❤️❤️ 8y
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Instead of celebrations, Ibtisan Barakat, as a young Palestinian girl living in Occupied territory in the early 1970s, would like ce-liberat-ions of freedom. 👍🏼💕💪🏼 #diversereads

BookishMarginalia @Lacythebookworm Not yet, but I definitely want to. Have you read it? 8y
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👆🏼#TrickyCat has had an exhausting day, as #catsofLitsy are prone to! Now he must nestle between his humans, in his favorite sleeping position. 😻😻😻

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WhatDeeReads I ❤️ Septimus so much. 8y
BookishMarginalia @Lucky_Ladee Thanks! This one is our big black cat, Tricky. He's three years old and twice Septimus' size (at the moment). He's a big, fluffy fur baby! 😻 8y
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WhatDeeReads I thought he looked big but I just assumed he'd grown quickly. He's beautiful too! 8y
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BekahB Awww...he's such a beautiful cat. 8y
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DrJAdMerricksson Love the name! 😍 8y
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8little_paws There is a cat between me and my boyfriend after we fall asleep every night too! 8y
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DebinHawaii Very sweet! 🐱❤️ 8y
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jpmcwisemorgan This is a really good idea. 8y
minkyb So clever!!!! 8y
Cortg Such a great idea! 8y
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#TrickyCat nestled between the covers of our bed. I planned to kick him out of the bedroom in order to have a restful sleep, but seriously, who can resist this big fur baby? So of course, 5 minutes later he's 😴 #catsofLitsy #crazycatladies

Texreader Precious baby!! 8y
Pinkmeghan Ahhh I 💜him! So pretty! 8y
LeahBergen Awww! ❤️ 8y
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Laura317 I know I wouldn't be able to kick him out! 😻 8y
DebinHawaii No way you could resist that sweet face! 🐱❤️❤️ 8y
Ruri_kaichou I can't resist a cuddly kitty. My cat always slept with me... Until I started living with my husband 😌 8y
MrBook 😻😻😻😻 8y
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BookBoggart Dawwwe makes me miss my black kitty! ❤🐱 8y
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This is one of the loveliest #bookdedications I have ever read 💜💕💜#diversereads

Amandajoy That dedication alone makes me want to read this! 8y
britt_brooke 💕 8y
Moray_Reads Stacked for the dedication alone ❤ 8y
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CoffeeAndABook Yes. 🎆💓 8y
Suet624 😍💕 8y
Biljana Beautiful ❤️😍 8y
MrBook 😊 8y
EvieBee Lovely! 8y
Posemn "They meet in my heart." Very nice. 8y
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