Code Name: Butterfly
- Subject
- Coming of Age
- Age
- 6-8 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 110
- Publisher
- Neem Tree Press
- Size
- 12.8 cm × 19.8 cm
- ISBN
- 9781911107026
Translated from Arabic, Code Name: Butterfly is a captivating YA novel that transcends language to deliver a tale of love, loyalty, and coming of age in the midst of upheaval.
Life in occupied Palestine isn't easy. Butterfly is a spirited teenager grappling with the complexities of growing up. Tinged with irony and fueled by unwavering idealism, she navigates a maze of adult duplicities, challenging friendships, and volatile sibling relationships.
Butterfly confronts some of life's most profound questions: Are the whispers of her father's potential alliance with the occupiers true? And will Nizar ever return her feelings of affection?
Thrust into a whirlwind of emotions and doubts, Butterfly learns to face the storms of young adulthood where 'honour' becomes a word charged with peril and meaning.
Also available in an Arabic language paperback edition titled Ismee Alharakee Farasha.
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What reviewers said
"Enlightening, funny and affecting, Code Name: Butterfly is a brief story that packs quite a punch.”
"reveals the Palestinian daily life in a very real and simplistic yet compelling way."
"We look out through the eyes of a 14 or 15-year-old girl who doesn’t know what to think about her eyebrows, much less the two-state solution. We, like her, must start over with new vocabulary. Indeed, if Butterfly has a superpower, it’s her mastery of the power of questions. ... the book’s questions strip not just Butterfly of certainty but also the reader, making it a valuable read for a teen or adult."
"speaks with intelligence, wit and irony about the injustices and implications of occupation."
"a searingly honest and brave portrayal of the harsh realities of life living under occupation seen through the eyes of the young protagonist who is trying hard to make sense of it all.’
