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As Long as the Lemon

Trees Grow Four Movies

BY ZOULFA KATOUH

“Every lemon shall bring forth a child, and the You didn’t know were based on books.
lemons will never die out.”
BOOK Awar, death, resilience and hope. It teaches us to

s long as the lemon trees grow is a book written
by Zoulfa Katouh in 2022. It is a story about love,

REVIEW be helpful to yourself and the people around you. The
book is not only educational but also full of great plot

twists sure to keep you at the edge of your seat.

BY KERE-AHMED KHADEEJA | YEAR 9 CONGO
As long as the lemon trees grow is set in Syria during
the Syrian civil war and tells a story about 18 year-
old Salama Kassab who has been a victim of war as
she navigates life under cruel dictatorship. She faced
many conflicts but the biggest one being the constant
battles with herself on whether to flee and abandon
her home land or to stay and fight for her country.

Throughout her young life, she encountered a lot of
trials and tribulations along the way and has scars to
prove it but she always had her backbone and sister
in- law; Layla and her unborn niece holding her to-
gether by a thin thread. Due to the tremendous blood
she’d seen, she started seeing hallucinations which
ooks frequently become movies due to their
tormented her every night.
rich narratives, established fan bases, and
B marketability. Filmmakers are drawn to com-
This wholesome book not only brought tears to my
pelling stories that have already proven successful in
eyes and touched my heart but also opened my eyes
print, reducing the risk of investment. Adaptations also
to the number of hardships innocent people and kids
offer the opportunity to introduce beloved tales to new
face in their everyday lives. It has inspired me to thrive
audiences in an accessible format.
in less than ideal situations and to never give up; it also
taught me to be compassionate and always remem-
There are many current movies also based on books–
ber the martyred souls of Palestine, Iran, Syria, Sudan
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Little Women, Dune,
and many more in my prayers.
the super creepy horror movie It, and To All The Boys
I’ve Loved Before, but we figured you already knew
about those. Did you?

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