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My Name is Gaza
Paperback
Series: The Gaza Stories, Book 1
Publisher: I.O.
Published: Mar 7 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
WHEN THE SKY BREAKS, COUNTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE.
Twelve doves. Twenty-two steps. Forty-seven cracks in the ceiling.
For 12-year-old Gaza, numbers are a shield. If she counts the world, maybe she can keep it from falling apart. She counts the birds her grandfather tends on the roof. She counts the seconds of silence between sirens. She counts to keep the fear small.
But one night, the math stops working.
In a single heartbeat of fire and dust, Gaza's city turns to ash. Her father vanishes into the chaos. Her grandfather is silenced under the rubble. And her little brother, Yusuf, locks his voice away in a place no one can reach.
Forced onto a brutal road toward a rumor of safety, Gaza realizes she can no longer hide behind the adults. The world has broken, and she must be the glue holding her fractured family together.
Armed with nothing but a stolen pencil stub and a battered notebook, Gaza begins to fight back.
She writes to prove they are still here. She records the hunger, the dust, and the unexpected saviors-like Tariq, a stubborn, one-legged young doctor who refuses to stop healing even when the world stops caring.
- A story of resilience found in the ruins.
- A testament to the power of memory.
- A journey where every step is a battle.
Perfect for readers who had their hearts broken by The Book Thief and The Kite Runner, My Name is Gaza is a poetic, devastating, and ultimately hopeful novel about a girl who refuses to be erased.
EARLY READER REVIEWS
I read this with a knot in my throat. Gaza is a character who will stay with you forever.
Heartbreakingly real. The 'Baker's Daughter' chapter destroyed me.
A masterpiece of survival fiction.
(Note: Contains realistic depictions of war, displacement, injury, and loss.)
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