A Stone in My Hand - Softcover

"With a sharp eye for nuances of culture and the political situation
in the Middle East, Clinton has created an emotionally charged novel." -- School Library Journal - Starred review

"This book's compassion and insight can only help us all."
-- Naomi Shihab Nye, poet and author of HABIBI -- Quote

Four starred reviews! The haunting story of a sensitive, observant girl who finds her voice in 1988 Gaza City.

The year is 1988 in Gaza City, and it has been a month since eleven-year-old Malaak’s father left to seek work in Israel, only to disappear. Every day Malaak climbs to the roof and waits, speaking little to anyone, preferring the company of the little bird she has tamed. But her twelve-year-old brother, Hamid, has a different way of coping. He feels only anger, stoked by extremists who say violence is the only way to change their fate. Malaak’s mother begs him to stay away from harm, but Malaak lives in fear of losing her brother as well. What will it take for her to find her voice — and the strength to move past the violence that surrounds her?