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The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue

by Zoulfa Katouh

Age band: 13+

Looky Rating System: Violence 0/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 4/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 1/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 3/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.

Description

From the celebrated author of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief into art, painting miraculous murals of her mother’s life in Syria. Seventeen-year-old Jihad Dabbagh has always seen life with a heightened sense for colors, one of many magical blessings the women in her family possess. But Jihad's gift changes depending on her mood.