Today, Mia over at Pragmatic Mom is offering up a list of books that tie in with the books and topics I’m talking about this month. Be sure to head on over and take a look at her selections for Top 10: Best Middle Eastern American Children’s Books. This post is a part of the [...]

Title: The Book of Trees Author: Leanne Lieberman Publication Year: 2010 Pages: 256 Genre: Fiction, Contemporary/Realistic Fiction, Young Adult Source: Review copy through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program From the cover: When Mia, a Jewish teenager from Toronto, goes to Jerusalem to spend the summer studying at a yeshiva, or seminary, she expects to connect [...]

Title: Murder in the Name of Honor: When A Life is Worth Less Than Honor Author: Rana Husseini Publication Year: 2009 Pages: 256 Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Borrowed from Zaid From the cover: A leading investigative journalist offers the first definitive expose of honor killings. Chewing gum, laughing at a joke in the street, wearing make-up [...]