Written by: Rifk Ebeid.

Illustrated by: Noor Alshalabi.

After a frightening expulsion from his homeland, Thaer’s world is suddenly filled with a lot of darkness. YOU ARE THE COLOR is an evocative story about the Palestinian refugee experience during al-Nakba, or “The Catastrophe,” of 1948. Follow Thaer as he discovers the power of art to transform grief into hope, and find out his secret to seeing color again. Here’s a just look inside. (From GoodReads.)

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