Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
"A middle-grade nonfiction story of [three] young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia"--
Brief description:
Laura L. Sullivan is the author of more than 50 books for children and adults, including the middle-grade fantasy Under the Green Hill and the young-adult historical romance Love by the Morning Star. She lives on the west coast of Florida.
Review Quotes:
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
"An insightful and solemn yet hopeful memoir that will hook readers...Remarkable." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Sensitively crafted and thought-provoking memoir...This searching, introspective work--a timely tale of resilience--presciently observes that 'words, ideas, hate can kill people.'" --
Publishers Weekly, starred review "Amra's narration begins with a conversational, sometimes even childish tone that gives an inviting authenticity to this slice-of-life memoir, centering her everyday experiences as a preteen and teen even as those around her become increasingly embroiled in global events...Readers learn along with Amra of the complicated geopolitical situation unfolding." --
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "This moving and deeply personal story is framed in a way that makes the larger political, religious, and ethnic complexities accessible. Simultaneously candid and heartbreaking yet warm and engaging." --
Kirkus "With her deftly rendered memories, Sabic-El-Rayess transports readers into summers of a different era, which will be illuminating for some and resonantly familiar for others. Ideal for fans of Rex Ogle and Katherine Marsh or those not quite ready for Ruta Sepetys' YA historical fiction." --
Booklist "The book smartly contrasts more lighthearted preteen drama with looming ethnic and religious tensions, resulting in an engaging reflection on disability and ethnic difference." --
The Horn Book
