Sami and the Time of the Troubles

Summary of Book

A ten-year-old Lebanese boy balances his life in a war-torn city

Author Biography

Florence Parry Heide is the author of over seventy books for children. She is the mother of five, the grandmother of seven. She has teamed up with her daughter, Judith, to write Sami and the Time of the Troubles.

Illustrator Biography

Judith Heide Gilliland lived in Beirut for several years, and witnessed the way of life described in Sami. She and her husband Kim have two sons, Win and Donny.