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Zeyn Joukhadar: The map of salt and stars (2018) 4 stars

"In the summer of 2011, just after Nour loses her father to cancer, her mother …

Review of 'The map of salt and stars' on Goodreads

3 stars

Interweaving an Islamic Mediterranean folkloric tale with a Syrian refugee's uncertain journey should have worked, but I struggled to connect as it wore on. The terror of war and displacement for children is well handled, by believable main characters.