{"product_id":"9781509887637-a-little-piece-of-ground","title":"A Little Piece of Ground","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15th Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003eA fifteenth-anniversary edition of this heart-stopping and sensitive exploration of the lives of children marred by conflict, from award-winning author Elizabeth Laird.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt and honest story, and an introduction to the Palestinian struggle for readers between nine and eleven years-old, set on the Israeli-occupied West Bank.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Elizabeth Laird, in collaboration with Sonia Nimr, a Palestinian archaeologist, storyteller, writer and translator, who lives in Ramallah.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve year-old Karim Aboudi lives with his family in Ramallah, on the West Bank of Palestine. After a terror attack takes place, they are trapped in their home, bound by a strict curfew enforced by the Israeli military.\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eLike any other child, Karim longs to play football with his mates – not to be stuck inside with his teenage brother and fearful parents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that's the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed buildings makes a brilliant den.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in this city there's constant danger, even for schoolboys. And, when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fine book, and a daring book' – Michael Morpurgo, author of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book must go down as a brave, serious and successful attempt to reach out and have this story heard' – Michael Rosen, poet and author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944746266721,"sku":"9781509887637","price":6.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27939605.jpg?v=1722176443","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509887637-a-little-piece-of-ground","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}