As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-6

Chapters 7-12

Chapters 13-18

Chapters 19-24

Chapters 25-30

Chapters 31-36

Chapter 37-Epilogue

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Analyze the accuracy of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow regarding its depiction of the ongoing Syrian War. How does Zoulfa Katouh depict and expand upon this real-life conflict? Cite the text in your response.

What is the significance of lemons and lemon trees in the novel?

Layla advises Salama, “No matter what happens, you remember that this world is more than the agony it contains. We can have happiness, Salama. Maybe it doesn’t come in a cookie-cutter format, but we will take the fragments and we will rebuild it” (12). What does Layla mean? How is happiness portrayed in the novel?