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Gr 7-10—Drawing from the military and cultural tensions in the West Bank, this is a deeply moving tale about a boy whose life dramatically shifts once he realizes the truth about where he lives. Thirteen-year-old Joshua lives with his mother and stepfather in Amarias, a heavily guarded town with a high wall meant to keep out the militants who presumably live on the other side. While searching for an errant soccer ball, he comes across a tunnel leading underneath the Wall. Realizing that he won't get a glimpse of what lies beyond it until his military conscription in a few years, the curiou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Thirteen-year-old Joshua lives with his depressed mother and his abusive, fanatical stepfather in Amarias, a newly built walled settlement, comfortable but sterile. One day, searching for his errant soccer ball, he discovers a tunnel that goes under "the wall." He crawls through the tunnel and finds himself in the community that he lives adjacent to but has never visited, a community both "enticingly alive...Log In or Sign Up to Read More