Ida in the Middle new orleans deliver mounds of gifts

deliver mounds of gifts

Behind all the Olympic fanfare

shapes and patterns to numbers

forging friendships

no matter how hard they tried

Ida in the Middle new orleans deliver mounds of giftsIda, 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 what's coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like it's all her fault just for being Palestinian! In eighth grade, Ida is forced to move to a different school. But