Pamela L.
Ronit and Jamil must face the fateful choice to save their lives or their loves, as it may not be possible to save both..
But a love this big can only be kept secret for so long.
The teenage lovers fall desperately into the throes of forbidden love, one that would create an irreparable rift between their families if it were discovered.
The kind of lightning that transcends barrier fences, war, and hatred.
And lightning strikes.
Their fathers, however, work in a distrusting but mutually beneficial business arrangement, a relationship that brings Ronit and Jamil together.
Only miles apart but separated by generations of conflict--much more than just the concrete blockade between them.
Jamil, a Palestinian boy, lives on the other side.
Ronit, an Israeli girl, lives on one side of the fence.
Laskin\'s beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling of Shakespeare\'s Romeo and Juliet that transports the star-crossed lovers to the modern-day Israel-Palestine conflict.
Pamela L
