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Pivotal
Kids Book
Where the
Streets Had a Name
 By
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Synopsis
"I need to see Sitti Zeynab one last time. To know if
I will have the courage to go ahead with my plan. The
two nurses look frazzled and smile wearily at me. 'We
must leave now,' they say in urgent tones. 'I won't be
long,' I reassure them and I jump up onto the back of
the ambulance."I can smell the air of her
village, pure and scented. I can see her village as
though it were Bethlehem itself. I can smell the almond
trees. Hear my heels click on the courtyard tiles. See
myself jumping two steps at a time down the limestone
stairs. I can see Sitti Zeynab sitting in the front
porch of the house. I only have to remember that walk
through her memories and I know I can make my promise.
I've already lost once. I refuse to lose again. 'Stay
alive,' I whisper. 'And you shall touch that soil
again.'"
Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. She
believes a handful of soil from her grandmother's
ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti
Zeynab's life. The only problem is the impenetrable wall
that divides the West Bank, as well as the check points,
the curfews, the permit system and Hayaat's best friend
Samy, who is mainly interested in football and the
latest elimination on X-Factor, but always manages to
attract trouble.
But luck is on their side. Hayaat and Samy have a
curfew-free day to travel to Jerusalem. However, while
their journey may only be a few kilometres long, it may
take a lifetime to complete.
Author information:
Randa Abdel-Fattah is the award-winning author of young
adult novels Does My Head Look Big in This?
and Ten Things I Hate About Me. She is 28 and
has her own identity hyphens to contend with
(Australian-born-Muslim-Palestinian-Egyptian-choc-a-holic).
Randa is active in the interfaith community and a member of
the Coalition for Peace and Justice in Palestine. Randa also
works as a lawyer and lives in Sydney with her husband,
Ibrahim, and their two children. Her books have received
acclaim around the world. Most recently, Randa was awarded
the Kathleen Mitchell Award, a biennial literary award that
acknowledges excellence in writers under 30.
Other Information
Read an extract from Where the Streets Had a Name
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Indian in the Cupboard Study
Guide
 Omri receives several conventional gifts for his ninth birthday,
including a
longed-for skateboard. However, two gifts you would expect to be of
least
interest to a young boy prove to be magical and exciting. Suitable for
primary aged students this study guide has learning outcomes in key
learning
areas such as English, Art and Society and Environment.
Make a book for Grandpa
 Help your child make a book
about Grandpa (or another older friend or relative). When it’s finished it will make a great gift to give to Grandpa.
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