YOUNG ADULT: Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, AS LONG AS THE LEMON TREES GROW will sweep you up and never let you go.
Palmyra was inspired by the destruction of the ancient city in Syria by Isis and the concert which was held in the ruins a year later. At that event there was a call for peace and unity and this piece by Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsas brilliantly demonstrates how quickly those admirable qualities can break down.
It started with a single tweet: “I need peace.” This is the true recollection of a Syrian girl’s experience of war and her plea for peace that went viral on social media.