ThestoryofaPalestinianfamily’stiestotheland,andhowoneyounggirlfindsawaytocareforherhome,evenasshesaysgoodbye.It’s1967inNablus,Palestine.Oraiblovestheolivetreesthatgrowoutsidetherefugeecampwhereshelives.Eachharvest,sheandhermamapickthesmallfruitsandsheeagerlystompstompstompsonthemtoreleasetheirgoldenoil.Oliveshavealwaystiedherfamilytotheland,asOraiblearnsfromthestoriesMamatellsofahomebeforewar.Butwarhascometotheirdooroncemore,forcingthemtoflee.Evenasherfamilyisuprooted,Oraibmakesasolemnpromisetoherbelovedolivetrees.Shewillseetoitthattheirlegacylivesonforgenerationstocome.Debutauthor-illustratorAyaGhanamehboldlypaintsataleofbitterness,hope,andthepowerofbelievinginafreeandthrivingfuture.
