A Little Piece of Ground

A Little Piece of Ground is a young adult novel by Elizabeth Laird, written with Sonia Nimr.

The book is about a twelve-year-old boy and his family struggling under the occupation of the Palestinian Territories.

In 2003 it was a nominee for the Carnegie Medal and in 2004 won the Hampshire Book Award.

The story comes from Laird's experiences in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War.

The book was translated into Arabic and rewritten with the Palestinian author Sonia Nimr and it was published by Tamer Institute for Community Education.