Nye, Naomi Shihab

This Same Sky

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 07:56

A poetry anthology in which 129 poets from sixty-eight different countries celebrate the natural world and its human and animal inhabitants.

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When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians.

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Voices in the air

poems for listeners

Nye, Naomi Shihab

2018

"Ninety-five poems pay tribute to essential voices past and present that have the power to provoke us, lead us, and give us hope" --Provided by publlisher.

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Famous

Nye, Naomi Shihab

"[Presents a poem that is an] ironic take on what it means to be 'famous'"--Provided by publisher.

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Time you let me in

25 poets under 25

Nye, Naomi Shihab

A collection of poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye from twenty-five poets, each under twenty-five years of age.

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The turtle of Oman

a novel

Nye, Naomi Shihab

2016

When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.

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This Same Sky

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

A poetry anthology in which 129 poets from sixty-eight different countries celebrate the natural world and its human and animal inhabitants.

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The turtle of Oman

a novel

Nye, Naomi Shihab

When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks for help from his grandfather, his Sidi, who takes Aref around the country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home.