Book description
Avi and Hamudi are two boys who live in Jerusalem's Old City―Avi in the Jewish Quarter and Hamudi in the Muslim Quarter. To each boy, the other's neighborhood is an alien land. And although neither boy knows it, both are caring for the same beautiful white stray cat. One day…
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1 author picked Snow in Jerusalem as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This year Jews and Muslims around the world are struggling with the awful conflict in the Middle East.
Like so many, I yearn for a reality in which all the religions that count Jerusalem as a holy place could coexist with respect and honor.
De la Costa explores this elusive connection on a level that even young kids can understand, the shared love of a cat. The art is beautiful.
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