tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093745973608970125.post-15186954571861531612008-02-25T20:50:00.005-05:002008-02-26T10:21:38.415-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_ODXVla25HFo/R8NwhqIg0PI/AAAAAAAAA30/qVAvw3RYSKs/s1600-h/imageDB.cgi.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_ODXVla25HFo/R8NwhqIg0PI/AAAAAAAAA30/qVAvw3RYSKs/s400/imageDB.cgi.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171100520699449586" border="0" /></a>Amal Rifa'i and Odelia Ainbinder<br />150 pages<br /><br />Reason for Reading:<br />Triple 8 Challenge, Book Around the World, Expanding Horizons Challenge.<br /><br />Amal Rifa'i(a pseudonym used for her protection) and Odelia Ainbinder are teenagers who met through a student exchange program to Switzerland. Amal is Palestinian and Odelia is Israeli. Their first meeting wasn't great but through the mediation of a foreign correspondant, they were able to start a frank discussion about what it is like for each side in the conflict that rages in their homeland.<br /><br />I admit that I don't understand a lot of the history that is behind the situation in the Middle East. However, I did learn some things from this short little book. It has a chronology of events to help and a glossary for terms that the average person may not understand. I enjoyed hearing the differing perspectives of Odelia and Amal and though I am still somewhat confused, I found this to be a worthwhile book. (3.5/5)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08134658141375355475noreply@blogger.com