Their homes are only ten miles apart -- Galit, an Israeli Jew, lives in Jerusalem, and Mervet lives in a nearby Palestinian refuge camp -- yet an enormous political gulf separates their communities, and decades of mutual distrust divide their peoples. Using a go-between to transport their letters, the two girls write to each other about their homes, their families, and their dreams for the future. They both long for peace. But as their correspondence stretches over years of bloody fighting, it's clear that neither can agree on how it should be achieved. Presented with brief commentaries that set the immediate context for each letter, an historical overview, and a glossary, these letters eloquently document the real-life costs of growing up in a divided land.