It is refreshing to read a children's novel that so honestly examines conflict. In my opinion the age group in 15 and older as people younger than this will get bored very easily with this book as it isn't very captivating as I mentioned before. This is not my favourite genre and I think I will enjoy fantisy (the next genre we are reading). The author did well to decribe the characters and the scenes but could have worked on making it more interstenting for my age group (13-14yrs). What I think of it: I thought that the book wasn't extremely interesting untill over half way throught the book. He longs to go play soccer outside with his friends and when they find the perfect soccer pitch the boys decide to clear it when they are caught by Israeli soldiers during a curfew and their lives are in danger. Karim Aboudi has been stuck insidean apartment block for weeks in Ramallah because of a curfew set by the Israelis with his Mum (Lamia), Dad (Hassan), older brother (Jamal) and two younger sisters(Farah and Sireen). This book takes place in Palestineand tells the stroy of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from a Palestinian point of view, an eleven year-old boy called Karim. A little piece of ground by Elizabeth Laird
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