YOUTH ACTIVIST MEDIA GUIDE: SUGGESTED BOOKS & FILMS ABOUT PALESTINE FOR STUDENTS

Education is a powerful tool for creating informed advocacy, increasing awareness, and fostering empathy. Inspired by Social Justice Books, CAIR-LA has put together a list of suggested books & films about Palestine for students of all ages to help them gain a deeper understanding and uplift Palestinian voices.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEDIA

These Olive Trees (2023)
Baba, What Does My Name Mean? (2020)
Yalla, Let Me Show You Palestine (2021)
P Is for Palestine: A Palestine Alphabet Book (2018)
Rest in My Shade: A Poem about Roots (2018)
Olive Harvest in Palestine (2019)
Youtube: David + Goliath –Teaching Kids about Palestine w/Linda Sarsour (2021)
I Am From Palestine (2023)
Youtube: The Wanted 18 (2015)

MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA

A Little Piece of Ground (2006)
Where the Streets Had a Name (2009)
Baddawi (2015)
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood (2016)
We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition (2023)
They Called Me Lioness (2022)
Youtube: The Wanted 18 (2015)
I Am From Palestine (2023)
Netflix: The Present (2020)

HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA

Palestine (2001)
A State of Siege (2010)
They Called Me Lioness (2022)
Ida in the Middle (2022)
Determined to Stay: Palestine youth for Their Village (2021)
Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine (2014)
Netflix: Born in Gaza (2014)
Netflix: Farha (2021)
Netflix: The Present (2020)