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Author:

Laskin, Pamela L., author.

Title:

Ronit & Jamil / Pamela L. Laskin.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Katherine Tegen Booksan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

183 pages ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Families--Fiction.
Teenagers--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Conflict of generations--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.
Israelis--Fiction.
Palestinian Arabs--Fiction.
Arab-Israeli conflict--Fiction.
Israel--Fiction.
Gaza--Fiction.
Novels in verse.
Romance fiction.
Adaptations.
Young adult fiction.

Other Authors:

Adaptation of: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.

Notes:

Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Summary:

Pamela L. Laskin's beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling of Shakespeare's 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 strikes. The kind of lightning that transcends barrier fences, war, and hatred. The teenage lovers fall desperately into the throes of forbidden love, one that would create an irreparable rift between their families if it were discovered. But a love this big can only be kept secret for so long. Ronit and Jamil must face the fateful choice to save their lives or their loves, as it may not be possible to save both.

ISBN:

006245854X
9780062458544

LCCN:

2016949687

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)