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Pamela L. Laskins beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet that transports the star-crossed lovers to the modern-day Israel-Palestine conflict. Ronit, an Israeli girl, lives on one side of the fence. Jamil, a Palestinian boy, lives on the other side. Only miles apart but separated by generations of conflict & much more than just the concrete blockade between them. Their fathers, however, work in a distrusting but mutually beneficial business arrangement, a relationship that brings Ronit and Jamil together. And lightning…
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3 editions- Audiobook · English · 2017HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio · 9781470859824
- Other · English · 2017HarperCollins Publishers · 183 pages · 9780062458544
- Other · English · 2017Ronit and JamilHarperCollins Publishers · 9780062458551
Man-woman relationshipsFamiliesPalestinian ArabsArab-Israeli conflictFictionConflict of generationsIsraelisTeenagers