Elsa Marston
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Forthcoming in 2014:
THE OLIVE TREE (illustrated by Claire Ewart)
Picture book
Forthcoming in 2013:
THE COMPASSIONATE WARRIOR: ABD EL-KADER OF ALGERIA
Y-A biography
Fiction, young adult
THE UGLY GODDESS
An adventure in ancient Egypt
SANTA CLAUS IN BAGHDAD--AND OTHER STORIES ABOUT TEENS IN THE ARAB WORLD
Eight stories about teens in Arab societies
FIGS AND FATE: STORIES ABOUT GROWING UP IN THE ARAB WORLD TODAY
collection of short stories
Some further thoughts on FIGS AND FATE....
Notes about the stories
Poetry
SONGS OF ANCIENT JOURNEYS: ANIMALS IN ROCK ART
poems inspired by animals depicted in Southwestern rock art
Nonfiction
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: TRADITION AND CHANGEco-authored with Ramsay M. Harik
a look at the variety of women's lives in the Middle East and North Africa
History
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
THE PHOENICIANS
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
Stories in Y-A collections
"Lines of Scrimmage"
in FIRST CROSSING AND OTHER STORIES OF IMMIGRANT TEENS
"Scenes in a Roman Theatre"
in MEMORIES OF SUN: STORIES OF AFRICA AND AMERICA (2004)
"The Olive Grove"
in SOUL SEARCHING: THIRTEEN STORIES ABOUT FAITH AND BELIEF
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THE COMPASSIONATE WARRIOR: ABD EL-KADER OF ALGERIA (2013)
Y-A biography of heroic Muslim freedom-fighter and interfaith bridge-builder.