Elsa Marston
children's author

Fiction, young adult
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
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
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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"Scenes in a Roman Theater"

Hedi gets pretty bored selling straw hats to tourists in the ruins of an ancient Roman theater--and bullying by two other boys doesn't make it any more fun. Then one day an artist comes to paint in the theater, and Hedi starts to see the ruins--and his life--in a wholly new light. A story about Tunisia, North Africa.