The Shepherd's Granddaughter by Anne Laurel Carter, published by Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press. A realistic novel set in contemporary Palestine. Firmly grounded in the values and love of her extended family, Amani rejoices when her grandfather wisely grants her wish to become the first female shepherd in a line of shepherds reaching back thousands of years. But, when the family pastureland is usurped by an Israeli settlement, Amani faces challenges different from any shepherd who has gone before her. With immediacy and emotion, Carter's novel purposefully centers on Amani's family, its traditions and love of the land to give texture and meaning to an array of individual responses to violence and oppression. Amani's struggle to come to grips with a world she cannot understand or accept creates a framework for addressing questions about peace, war and injustice that are of utmost importance in the world today. Honor Book for Older Children, 2009.
Era: Ages 12 to 14Ages 9 to 12Approaching life with self-confidence and strengthAward Year 2009Broadening outlook to appreciate a variety of culturesEra 21st CenturyIdentity IsraeliIdentity Jewish AmericanIdentity MuslimIdentity PalestinianLiving under dictatorships or occupationPromoting an understanding of the role of women in society gender roles the need to overcome gender stereotypes what are healthy courageous role models of both males and femalesSolving problems courageously and non-violentlyThinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalizedUnderstanding human needs with compassionWomen's rights-Overcoming sexism-Women's rolesYoung people as activistsYoung people's participation in creative solutions to the problems of war social injustice racism sexism homophobia ageism and/or concerns of the physically challenged
Key Character Identities: Ages 12 to 14Ages 9 to 12Approaching life with self-confidence and strengthAward Year 2009Broadening outlook to appreciate a variety of culturesEra 21st CenturyIdentity IsraeliIdentity Jewish AmericanIdentity MuslimIdentity PalestinianLiving under dictatorships or occupationPromoting an understanding of the role of women in society gender roles the need to overcome gender stereotypes what are healthy courageous role models of both males and femalesSolving problems courageously and non-violentlyThinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalizedUnderstanding human needs with compassionWomen's rights-Overcoming sexism-Women's rolesYoung people as activistsYoung people's participation in creative solutions to the problems of war social injustice racism sexism homophobia ageism and/or concerns of the physically challenged
Historical Characters: Ages 12 to 14Ages 9 to 12Approaching life with self-confidence and strengthAward Year 2009Broadening outlook to appreciate a variety of culturesEra 21st CenturyIdentity IsraeliIdentity Jewish AmericanIdentity MuslimIdentity PalestinianLiving under dictatorships or occupationPromoting an understanding of the role of women in society gender roles the need to overcome gender stereotypes what are healthy courageous role models of both males and femalesSolving problems courageously and non-violentlyThinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalizedUnderstanding human needs with compassionWomen's rights-Overcoming sexism-Women's rolesYoung people as activistsYoung people's participation in creative solutions to the problems of war social injustice racism sexism homophobia ageism and/or concerns of the physically challenged
Social Justice Issues: Ages 12 to 14Ages 9 to 12Approaching life with self-confidence and strengthAward Year 2009Broadening outlook to appreciate a variety of culturesEra 21st CenturyIdentity IsraeliIdentity Jewish AmericanIdentity MuslimIdentity PalestinianLiving under dictatorships or occupationPromoting an understanding of the role of women in society gender roles the need to overcome gender stereotypes what are healthy courageous role models of both males and femalesSolving problems courageously and non-violentlyThinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalizedUnderstanding human needs with compassionWomen's rights-Overcoming sexism-Women's rolesYoung people as activistsYoung people's participation in creative solutions to the problems of war social injustice racism sexism homophobia ageism and/or concerns of the physically challenged
Themes: Ages 12 to 14Ages 9 to 12Approaching life with self-confidence and strengthAward Year 2009Broadening outlook to appreciate a variety of culturesEra 21st CenturyIdentity IsraeliIdentity Jewish AmericanIdentity MuslimIdentity PalestinianLiving under dictatorships or occupationPromoting an understanding of the role of women in society gender roles the need to overcome gender stereotypes what are healthy courageous role models of both males and femalesSolving problems courageously and non-violentlyThinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalizedUnderstanding human needs with compassionWomen's rights-Overcoming sexism-Women's rolesYoung people as activistsYoung people's participation in creative solutions to the problems of war social injustice racism sexism homophobia ageism and/or concerns of the physically challenged
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