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Girl of Kosovo

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This is an excellent introduction for children about the recent struggles in Kosovo. The heart-wrenching account of Zana and her family during the volatile period surrounding the war in Kosovo, should draw interest and concern to the children reading this book. The story is based on an actual family as described in the "author's note." I wish a map of the area was included with the place names as a reference. Most children are probably unaware of the unfortunate violence in Kosovo's history. The story is a page-turner and a building block to learn more about current events. A good modern realism for children and young adults.

This book was so amazing and was sp great to read. it explains about a albanian girl back in the late 1990s who is struggling through a racist war between the serbs and the albanians. With her father and two of her brothers already fead she struggles with depression friendship and hope to stay alive, also a tragic beginning of her leg that was practically blow off. I loved this book so much anyone who reads it will love it so much.

I picked this book up at a bookstore because I am Albanian myself and wanted to know more about the conflict in Kosovo. This book has a good plot, Zana, an Albanian girl, witnesses the hatred targeted towards her and other Albanians in Kosovo by the Serbs. Even after they have killed her father and two brothers, she tries to remember what her father told her before he was killed, "Don't let them fill your heart with hate". And to make the story more interesting, Zana has a Serbian friend. However, Alice Mead's writing style is very amateur. Even after Zana's father and brothers were killed, she doesn't slow the story down. It seems like she is trying to hurry the story along.

I loved this book. Alice Mead writes passionately as Zana. And if you like this book, you'll love Zlata's Diary!

This was shorter that I expected. It seemed the Author rushed the story. Reading it you know there is SO much more to the story and are left wondering what else was going on.

The characterzana goes through many conflicts. The war affects her and her family because she loses some family members. War can affect an environment and people and their thoughts about the other party. When war happens, people can lose family members. Then those people want to take revenge on the other side, just like the main character's brother. War can destroy homes, which drives people from their homes. Instead of being thankful that some other family members are alive, people want to take out their anger on the opposite side. I found this book really outstanding because it shows us how war can affect people and environments.

The book was really emotional and the way that the author described the events were amazing. The book shows that despite problems that you may have. You can always overcome any struggles.

I really liked this book a lot. I liked it because it was sad but funny at the same time and when you read the book it felt like everything was happening to you.
Zana and Lena are best friends but Zana is an Alban and Lena is a Serb. The Albans and the Serbs are at war with each other and now they can't be friends any more. One day Zana and her family were trying to escape but a bomb fell right in front of their truck and killed her father and brothers. She had to go to the hospital and get surgery done on her foot because when the bomb exploded, glass went into her foot and infected it. After the a few days in the hospital, after the surgery, she went back home and found out that the war had gotten worse. Some people died when she was away, but not many. Her foot was not getting better so she had to go back to the hospital where they gave her medicine Once the medicine ran out she had to go back home. The war was over but everyone lost their home except the three Serb families. Lena's house being one that was still standing. Everyone wanted to kill Lena's family but Zana stopped them. Now they are friends again but Lena and her family have to move to make sure that nothing happens to them.
I would recommend this book to a girl around the age of 12 or 13. Boys would not like this book because it is about a girl named Zana.

A good book with inspiring story, teaching us how to deal with hate, love, uncontrolled situation and authority. Hopefully, people who read this book can surely take a very decent understanding on how diversity should be taken as wise as they can. And there's no room for prejudice, definitely!