Read Book Review: A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valérie Zenatti. This was a quick read, and being YA it should be. They were born in a land of scorched earth, where fathers bury their children. I feel like I was more connected with Naim, Gazman than with Tal. Really recommended and it’s totally for five stars.
I saw the movie & wanted to have a bit more depth to the story line.
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The images are intense at times, but that is the reality for many.
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May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. A young man in Gaza finds the bottle, and responds.
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$23.70, $25.46 $23.77 Well written story and an enjoyable read. 4.
The honesty of the online relationship seems true to life.
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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valerie Zenatti, 9781599902005, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. When she was thirteen, her family moved to Israel. $12.45, $18.15 But when a terrorist explosion kills a young woman at a café in Jerusalem, something changes for Tal. 28 Resources7 Awards. I’ve never read a book that so eloquently showcases an Israeli and Arab friendship. A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA is an intense, powerful, and eye-opening experience. She worries about him and so does he, they become friends and tell stories if how they wish their lives were. La mia testa è il solo posto dove non un soldato di Tsahal, non un tizio di Hamas, né mio padre né mia madre possono entrare. RACIST. I liked all the mails concept and the relationship between the two characters.
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2015. The spine remains undamaged.
As a method of self-defense against increasing Israeli-Palestinian violence, feisty 17-year-old Israeli Tal writes a note and sticks it in a bottle. Sweet, but too much suspension of disbelief !! $23.13, $13.82
After a nearby bombing that leaves Tal Levine, a girl desperate for peace in her Israel home, shellshocked and numb, Tal is desperate to reach out to a Palestinian, hoping for proof that they are not all heartless killers. Hardcover. | Contact this seller An illustration of an open book. When Naim finds the bottle and its message, he becomes angry. This was such a quick and also lovely read. Why are there never a hundred thousand Palestinians gathered together calling for peace with us, without hatred in their eyes? Why did the intifada break out ... when we ... were prepared to give you a state? A 20 year old Palestinian guy finds it and the two begin a secret correspondence which allows each to begin to understand the other. Honest Book Reviews from Conservative Anabaptists.
Tal sees what's hiding behind Naim's cynicism and sarcasm, and she and her family are definitely on the liberal side of the political spectrum, but she won't put up with his victim mentality and asks him, "...where exactly are your advocates for peace?
Book is in Used-Good condition.
The dust jacket is missing. Though sometimes negative and unfriendly, the relationship develops into a respectful bond one would hope for in human contacts.
More information about this seller Seller Inventory # G1599902001I5N01. April 1st 2008 La mia testa è casa mia, l'unica casa che ho, troppo piccola per tutto quello che ci devo mettere ed è per questo che mi sono messo a scrivere.”, “I'd like to turn the silence right up, but how do you do that?”, Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen Readers (2009), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2007), Young Adult & Middle Grade Fiction Set in the Middle East, Ashley Poston on Writing a Different Kind of Fairy Tale Retelling. | Contact this seller
Well-written and compelling, the tale of their relationship conveys the confusion, anger, exhaustion, and depression felt by many young people during the 2003 intifada. Valérie Zenatti was born in Nice on April Fool’s Day 1970. Valerie Zenatti was born in Nice, France on April Fool's Day in 1970. I bought this book for my neice and started reading it myself. This is a very good intro for teens and young adults to begin to understand the Israeli-Palestinian con.
Powerful reminder not to judge a book by its cover (don’t assume everyone’s bad because of where they’re from/religion). But when tragedy strikes again, will their relationship survive?