“Omer took a deep breath and stood up. 'It's a bad history without a doubt, he said. Nothing to be proud of.' He closed his eyes, turning his face to the side, right into the sun. 'So what are we… — Naomi Shibab Nye Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people carried anger around for years, in a secret box inside their bodies, and it grew tighter like a hardening knot. The problem with it getting tighter and smaller was that the people did, too, hiding it. Liyana had… — Naomi Shibab Nye Copy Share Image
“... mother seemed happy because the school yard where Rafik would spend his recesses was surrounded by a high stone wall. She'd recently started… — Naomi Shibab Nye Copy Share Image
“Maybe the hardest thing about moving over seas was being in a place where no one but your own family had any memory of… — Naomi Shibab Nye Copy Share Image
“Omer took a deep breath and stood up. 'It's a bad history without a doubt, he said. Nothing to be proud of.' He closed… — Naomi Shibab Nye Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people carried anger around for years, in a secret box inside their bodies, and it grew tighter like a hardening knot. The problem… — Naomi Shibab Nye Copy Share Image
“When my father was growing up inside the Old City of Jerusalem, he and his friends liked to trade desserts after diner.” — Naomi Shibab Nye Copy Share Image
