Ahed Tamimi's father was born in 1967, the year that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank began, and every aspect of their family's life has been touched by it. The ubiquitous military checkpoints and armed soldiers even found their way into her childhood fairytales and playdates. She recounts all of this and more in her vivid and riveting memoir, one of the first to deal directly with what life in occupation actually means for the people in it. It brings readers into the daily life of the young woman seen as a freedom-fighting hero by some and a naïve agitator by others. Beyond recounting her well-publicized interactions with Israeli soldiers, there is her unwavering commitment to family and her fearless command of her own voice. They Called Me a Lioness lets each of us see what is at stake for the people who live in the West Bank. With their honest, unflinching reflections of a lifelong struggle, Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri shine a light on the humanity not just in the pro-Palestine movement, but all political efforts that speak for the unsung.