A Little Piece of Ground
Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publication date: 2003
Genre: Fiction Young Adult
Publication date: 2003
Genre: Fiction Young Adult
About the Work
Novel about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy living in an Israeli-occupied area.
Challenges in Canada
2003—A Canadian bookseller wrote to the British publisher of this novel about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy living in an Israeli-occupied area and asked that the firm consider not releasing the book.
Objection—The bookseller said the novel, intended for teenage readers, was “a racist, inflammatory, and a totally one-sided piece of propaganda.”
Update—The book was released by the Canadian distributor. Publicity about the Canadian objection and others in the United Kingdom pushed the novel to a sales ranking of 161 on www.amazon.co.uk.