Written by: Sahar Khader Ali.

Illustrated by: Noor Alshalabi.

When Amal’s grandmother, Sitti, comes to stay, she unpacks an old key and hangs it on her wall. Amal is curious about the key and her grandmother’s home in Palestine. Sitti tells her story of how she and thousands of Palestinians were forced from their homes by the Israelis in 1948, a tragic event remembered as the Nakba, the catastrophe. A gentle yet important story about the importance of heritage, history and belonging. (From GoodReads.)

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