Ida in the Middle Stress Management Self-Help "An ideal vehicle for readers

"An ideal vehicle for readers to ponder and discuss their own identities

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Ida in the Middle Stress Management Self-Help "An ideal vehicle for readersIda, a Palestinian American girl, eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents village near Jerusalem. An important coming of age story that explores identity, place, voice, and belonging. Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows whats coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like its all her faultjust for being Palestinian! In eighth grade, Ida is forced to move to a different school. But people