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Code Name: Butterfly
Ahlam Bsharat
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Description for Code Name: Butterfly
paperback. With irony and poignant teenage idealism, Butterfly draws us into her world of adult hypocrisy, sibling rivalries, girlfriends' power plays, unrequited love..not to mention the political tension of life under occupation. As she observes her fragile environment with all its conflicts, Butterfly is compelled to question everything around her. Translator(s): Roberts, Nancy. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: FA; YFN. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 112.
With irony and poignant teenage idealism, Butterfly draws us into her world of adult hypocrisy, sibling rivalries, girlfriends' power plays, unrequited love...not to mention the political tension of life under occupation. As she observes her fragile environment with all its conflicts, Butterfly is compelled to question everything around her. Is her father a collaborator for the occupiers? Will Nizar ever give her the sign she's waiting for? How will her friendship with the activist Mays and the airhead Haya survive the unpredictable storms ahead? And why is 'honour' such a dangerous word, anyway?
With irony and poignant teenage idealism, Butterfly draws us into her world of adult hypocrisy, sibling rivalries, girlfriends' power plays, unrequited love...not to mention the political tension of life under occupation. As she observes her fragile environment with all its conflicts, Butterfly is compelled to question everything around her. Is her father a collaborator for the occupiers? Will Nizar ever give her the sign she's waiting for? How will her friendship with the activist Mays and the airhead Haya survive the unpredictable storms ahead? And why is 'honour' such a dangerous word, anyway?
Product Details
Publisher
Neem Tree Press Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
111g
Number of Pages
110
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911107026
SKU
V9781911107026
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-12
About Ahlam Bsharat
Ahlam Bsharat is a Palestinian writer who was born in 1975 in the village of Tammun in the Jenin province of Northern Palestine, where she grew up. After completing a Master's Degree in Arabic Literature at An-Najah National University in Nablus, she worked as a teacher for several years, and at present commutes between Tammun and Ramallah, where she works ... Read more
Reviews for Code Name: Butterfly
`Enlightening, funny and affecting, Code Name: Butterfly is a brief story that packs quite a punch.' Riveting Reads, A World of Books In Translation, School Library Association, UK; `We look out through the eyes of a 14 or 15-year-old girl who doesn't know what to think about her ... Read more