Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood
by Ibtisam Barakat
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Middle Eastern
Year Published 2007
Word Count 41,938
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 870L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 115456, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Children, Palestinian Arab
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Barakat, Ibtisam
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Arab-Israeli conflict--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Children, Palestinian Arab--Biography
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Middle East
- Lists With This Book
- Nonfiction, 11-12
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- Palestine, Israel, and Peace
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Awards & Distinctions 6
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2008
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Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2008
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2008
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
![Arab American Book Award, 2007-2023](/images/awards/59.jpg)
Arab American Book Award, 2007-2023
Winner, 2008
![Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023](/images/awards/43.jpg)
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2007
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