Noor is Arab by blood, raised in a multicultural adopted homeland. Like many Arabs today. She represents an Arab youth exposed to a global culture that is becoming increasingly Westernized, who gobbles up information about heroes that don’t (always) resemble them, and is inspired by the foreign that has become universal, unaware of the rich history and identity of the region they come from.

Item: In this moving story, young readers follow Mahmoud Darwish, the celebrated Palestinian poet whose words became a voice for the displaced. From a childhood in exile to becoming one of the Arab world’s most beloved literary figures, Darwish used poetry to express hope, identity, and resistance.