A Bottle In The Gaza Sea

From the author of the Batchelder Honor Book "When I Was a Soldier" comes a unique perspective on the conflict in the Middle East. This compelling novel is told through the correspondence of a young woman from Israel and a young man from Gaza in Palestine.

"Bottle in the Gaza Sea" should be THE novel for teens on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. When teen Tal Levine witnesses a bombing in Tel Aviv, she becomes despondent. Like so many people, she wants Israel and Palestine to live in peace. One day she puts her hopes into a letter, places the letter into a bottle, and gives it to her brother, asking him to toss it into the Gaza Sea. A young man in Gaza finds the bottle, and responds. He is critical, angry, annoyed at first, but eventually they both participate in a friendship that ultimately opens their eyes.