My Olive Tree | Hazar Elbayya palestine a tragedy and an infectious

a tragedy and an infectious teenage fever dream about what home means when you feel you don’t fit in

Growing up in Pakistan

as we cherish Ramadan nights

Faizah loves being part of the community at her mosque

but that hasn't stopped her from thinking about her every day and hoping she's okay

My Olive Tree | Hazar Elbayya palestine a tragedy and an infectiousIn this simple, touching picture book about the healing power of a loving community, a girl's grandpa and her neighbors help her grow an olive tree in a war torn land. Salam's grandpa says that olive trees are strong and that their roots run deep in their Palestinian land. They connect everyone from the farmer who presses the olives into oil to the baker who uses the oil in his taboon. Salam plants her own seed and is eager to see it grow. She waits