Elsa Marston
children's author

Fiction, young adult
poetry
SONGS OF ANCIENT JOURNEYS: ANIMALS IN ROCK ART
poems inspired by animals depicted in Southwestern rock art
fiction, young-adult
THE UGLY GODDESS
a tale from ancient Egypt
nonfiction
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST: TRADITION AND CHANGE co-authored with Ramsay M. Harik
a look at the variety of women's lives in the Middle East and North Africa
history
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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"Lines of Scrimmage"

In FIRST CROSSING: STORIES ABOUT IMMIGRANT TEENS, edited by Donald Gallo (Candlewick 2004). A Palestinian-American boy in New Mexico thinks his dreams have come true when he gets the chance to quarterback his high school football team. But he soon meets prejudice, loses his confidence, and finds it again in a most unexpected way.

FIRST CROSSING is a Junior Library Guild selection. It has been nominated as a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.