Nora Lester Murad

Nora Lester Murad is an educator, activist, and author of the award-winning young adult novel, Ida in the Middle, among other books about Palestine. Nora, who is Jewish, married a Palestinian Muslim and raised three daughters in the West Bank. She shares K-12 teaching and school advocacy resources and research for librarians at www.IdaInTheMiddle.com and can be reached through her blog at www.NoraLesterMurad.com.

Books

Ida in the middle

Author(s):

Nora Lester Murad

Publisher:

Crocodile Books, An Imprint Of Interlink Publishing Group

Published:

November 2022

Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what’s coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like it’s all her fault—just for being Palestinian! In eighth grade, Ida is forced to move to a different school. But...

Resisting erasure: libraries in palestine and palestine in libraries

Author(s):

Nora Lester Murad, Mary L. Onorato

Publisher:

Library Juice Press

Published:

March 2026

Intensified erasure of Palestinians–through genocide and censorship–increases the need for librarians to protect and provide access to resources that support critical thinking and aid in distinguishing constructive truth from racist or...

Rest in my shade

Author(s):

Nora Lester Murad, Danna Masad

Publisher:

Olive Branch Press-interlink Publishing Group

Published:

March 2019

Millions of people are being uprooted, separated from their families, and risk losing their culture as a result of war, poverty, repression, and climate injustice. Rest in My Shade is a poetic story about displacement, identity, and loss recited...

I Found Myself in Palestine: Stories of Love and Renewal From Around the Globe

Author(s):

Nora Lester Murad

Publisher:

Interlink Publishing Group

Published:

April 2020

Personal reflections on the experience of being a foreigner in Palestine.Mirroring the reach of Palestine’s global community, contributors come from Bolivia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, South Africa, Sudan, the United States,...