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When Nour's father dies in the summer of 2011, her mother moves the family back to Syria to be nearer to family, but the Syria Nour's parents knew is changing, and it isn't long before the war reaches their quiet Homs neighborhood, forcing them to choose whether stay or flee . . .
Following alternating timelines and a pair of unforgettable heroines coming-of-age in perilous times, The Map of Salt of Stars is the epic story of one girl telling herself that the legend of another and learning that if you listen to your own voice some things can never be lost.
"The Map of Salt and Stars is important and timely because it shows how interconnected two supposedly opposing worlds can be. Our many stories are part of the same larger tale, part of the same larger map." -- The New York Times Book Review