ARAB BOY DELIVERED – 2-22-22

I’m pleased to share the exciting news about my novel, ARAB BOY DELIVERED. Published by Cune Press, its release date is February 22, 2022. The audiobook produced by Penguin Random House Audio will be available on the same day.

Michael Haddad, the teenage son of Palestinian immigrants, comes of age during the tumultuous sixties, in his family’s neighborhood grocery store in New York City.

As Michael maneuvers through the working-class neighborhood delivering groceries, he enters the homes and lives of his customers. He’s confronted by the violence of racist bullies and falls for the radical college coed who teaches him about sex, love, and protest. Michael grieves with the mother whose only son died in the Vietnam War and is embraced by the first black couple who move into the neighborhood. They all shape him, and through the conflict of hate, acts of kindness, and his sexual awakening, Michael struggles to define his identity. But when he experiences a sudden, tragic loss, he must learn to get past his fears, come to terms with his heritage, and set himself free.

While the story takes place over fifty years ago – it is strikingly contemporary.

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