Seventeen year old Ziad discovers an exciting secret about his family. He makes up his mind to follow all the available clues to solve the mystery. The search takes him on dangerous and exciting adventures where he discovers a lot about himself and his roots. Will Ziad succeed in his quest? and what is the Mystery of the Falcon's Eye? A fast paced story that is difficult to put down once started. An exciting novel of self discovery and coming of age set in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Read this in Arabic with my Arabic tutor. Fun story, not very hard to read, and gave some insights on the day-to-day problems the Palestinian people go through. I do think the ending was a bit abrupt; there were a lot of loose threads that never had a resolution.