Susan Muaddi Darraj

Farah Rocks

1 - Farah Rocks Fifth Grade (Jan-2020)
2 - Farah Rocks Summer Break (Aug-2020)
3 - Farah Rocks New Beginnings (Jan-2021)
4 - Farah Rocks Florida (Aug-2021)

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  The Inheritance of Exile: Stories from South Philly
  

  • Apr-2007
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  In The Inheritance of Exile, Susan Muaddi Darraj expertly weaves a tapestry of the events and struggles in the lives of four Arab-American women.Hanan, Nadia, Reema, and Aliyah search for a meaningful sense of home, caught in the cultural gap that ex...

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  A Curious Land: Stories from Home
  

  • Oct-2015
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  Winner of the 2016 American Book Award, the 2016 Arab American Book Award, and the 2014 Grace Paley Prize in Short FictionSusan Muaddi Darraj’s short story collection about the inhabitants of a Palestinian West Bank village, Tel al-Hilou, spans gen...

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  Farah Rocks Fifth Grade
  

  • Jan-2020
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  Farah Rocks - 1
  

  Farah and her best friend, Allie Liu, are getting excited to turn in their applications to the Magnet Academy, where they both hope to attend sixth grade. But when new girl Dana Denver shows up, Farah's world is turned upside down. As Dana starts bul...

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  Farah Rocks Summer Break
  

  • Aug-2020
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  Farah Rocks - 2
  

  It's summer break, and Farah is eager to attend an enrichment camp at her new school. But with car trouble and other family expenses, Farah's parents won't be able to pay for the camp this year. Taking matters into her own hands, Farah takes various ...

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  Farah Rocks New Beginnings
  

  • Jan-2021
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  Farah Rocks - 3
  

  Farah Hajjar is just starting sixth grade at the Magnet Academy when something terrible happens -- her house burns down. Even worse, the house fire may be her fault. When her family moves to temporary housing, Farah feels the guilt piling up. Luckily...

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  Farah Rocks Florida
  

  • Aug-2021
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  Farah Rocks - 4
  

  When her little brother faces a lengthy stay in the hospital, Farah is sent visit her grandmother in Florida. Sitti Fayrouz doesn’t speak much English, and she has lots of rules. She thinks rocks are dirty, that towels need to hang a certain way, a...

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  Behind You Is the Sea
  

  • Jan-2024
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  “Behind You Is the Sea fearlessly confronts stereotypes about Palestinian culture, weaving a remarkable portrait of life's intricate moments, from joyous weddings to heart-wrenching funerals, from shattered hearts to hidden truths -- I wept and gre...

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Award-Winning Books by Susan Muaddi Darraj

The Inheritance of Exile: Stories from South Philly
2007 IndieFab Award -- Short Stories