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9781554532674

My Childhood Under Fire A Sarajevo Diary

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    9781554532674

  • ISBN10:

    1554532671

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-02-01
  • Publisher: Kids Can Press
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The autobiographical story of 12-year-old Nadja Halilbegovich's perseverance, courage and empathy in the face of war.

Author Biography

Nadja Halilbegovich is a survivor of the war in Bosnia. She was twelve when the war began and throughout the war she wrote her diary. At the age of 14, she published her diary in the war-torn city of Sarajevo and became known as the Bosnian Anne Frank. She was wounded by a bombshell and still carries seven pieces of shrapnel in her legs. She escaped the war at the age of 16 and finished high school and university in the United States. She became an active public speaker for peace and tolerance. In 2006, she published a book entitled My Childhood Under Fire in the U.S. and Canada. Her book has been awarded the ?2006 Best Book Award? under Social Studies by the Society of School Librarians International as well as nominated for the Norma Fleck Award and the Golden Oak Award. A French translation has been released in 2007.

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