Awards
- Short-listed for Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature 2013
- Short-listed for Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature 2013 (United Arab Emirates)
- Short-listed for Palestine Book Awards 2017
- Short-listed for Palestine Book Awards 2017 (Palestine, State of)
- Winner of International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour List 2012
Overview
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? . Short list for the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature 2013 . Short list for The Palestine Book Awards 2017 AUTHOR: Ahlam Bsharat grew up in Tammun in Palestine and now lives in Ramallah. Following a Master's Degree in Arabic, she worked as a teacher for several years. An award-winning author of poetry, picture books, short stories, novels, memoirs, and TV and radio scripts, she also works for the Ministry of Culture in Ramallah. Her literary craft has taken her to Belgium and France, where she was artist in residence.
Full Product Details
Author: Nancy Roberts ,
Ahlam Bsharat ,
Mariam Abbas ,
Ghalia Abbas
Publisher: Unbound
Imprint: Neem Tree Press Limited
Edition: Digital original
Dimensions:
Width: 19.80cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 13.00cm
ISBN: 9781911107026
ISBN 10: 191110702
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 27 May 2016
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience:
General/trade
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Young adult
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Young adult
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General
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Language: English
Reviews
'Full of humour, brave and honest, Code Name: Butterfly is by far the best young adult novel from the Arab world I've ever read.' Susanne Abou Ghaida, PhD candidate, University of Glasgow, previously with the Anna Lindh Foundation and UAE Board on Books for Young People. 'A beautiful, astounding book that daringly, yet seamlessly blends the dreamy world of adolescence with the tough questions it brings. Code Name: Butterfly speaks with intelligence, wit and irony about the injustices and implications of occupation.' Jehan Helou, Chairman, The International Board on Books for Young People Palestine Chapter.
Author Information
Ahlam Bsharat grew up in Tammun in Palestine and now lives in Ramallah. Following a master's degree in Arabic, she worked as a teacher for several years. An award-winning author of poetry, picture books, short stories, novels, memoirs, and TV and radio scripts, she also works for the Ministry of Culture in Ramallah. Her literary craft has taken her to Belgium and France, where she was artist in residence. Her book, Code Name: Butterfly, was shortlisted for the 2017 Palestine Book Award. Nancy Roberts is a multi-award-winning freelance Arabic-to-English translator and editor. In addition to novels, she enjoys translating materials on political, economic and environmental issues, human rights, international development, Islamic thought and movements, and interreligious dialogue. Nancy lived across the Middle East for twenty-five years in Lebanon, Kuwait and Jordan, and is now based in the Chicago suburbs.
