Loved itThis story was so moving. It's such a great book. I was so blown away by it. I picked it up kind of on a whim and I was so surprised by how much I loved it.
Girl at war (2015)
Others: Positive When her happy life in 1991 Croatia is shattered by civil war, ten-year-old Ana Juric is embroiled in a world of guerilla warfare and child soldiers before making a daring escape to America, where years later she struggles to hide her past.
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- 9780812996340
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- 320 pages
Genres: historical fiction
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