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Zlata's Diary Paperback – February 1, 1995

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The experiences of Zlata Filipovic+a7 from 1991 through 1993 in Sarajevo reveal an innocent life of piano lessons and birthday parties horrifyingly transformed into days of food shortages, friends dying, and hiding out in a neighbor's cellar during bombings. Reprint.

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208 pages
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English
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Penguin Books
Publication date

February 1, 1995
Grade level

7 - 9
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5.08 x 0.65 x 7.1 inches
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0140242058
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978-0140242058
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Ten-year-old Croatian Filipovic's graphic, firsthand account of life in embattled Sarajevo was a nine-week PW bestseller. Photos.
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Publisher : Penguin Books; Reprint edition (February 1, 1995)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0140242058
ISBN-13 : 978-0140242058
Grade level : 7 - 9
Item Weight : 7.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.08 x 0.65 x 7.1 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,607,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #309 in Teen & Young Adult European History
- #686 in Teen & Young Adult Women Biographies
- #972 in Teen & Young Adult Historical Biographies

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Chenani Arterberry

empathy is learned

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2016

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After reading an autobiography about one girl's account of her slavery (in Britain in the 1990s to 2000s - not a typo), I decided to encourage my 11-year-old daughter to delve into these true stories as a way to personalize the way girls and women have been and are still struggling to survive around the world today, unlike the relative safety and security and educational and financial prospects we are privileged to enjoy in the U.S. These girls and women have found a way to maintain their hope in their struggle to survive.

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L. Stetz

One of the best stories you will read in your life

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016

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This novel/diary is a masterpiece. This story is about an 11 year old girl named Zlata Filipovic who is a normal young girl who goes to school everyday like most people. Then one day war strikes in her home town Sarajevo. She writes on and on about her life going through wartime. Read the book to find out what happens in her life while going through wartime. I really like this book because I enjoy reading diaries about a person's life while they were growing up. It's even more interesting when the person is going through tough times in their life. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone because Zlata's story/adventure through time of war is really interesting. It's really cool to hear how her days are in war time. I think this story was written for a younger age group because she tells about how her life was while she was growing up. Which I think it would be great for younger people that are growing up while going through hard times just like Zlata did. So those people can compare their life's while growing up with Zlata's while they're reading her story. One of my favorite parts of her story was when she was calling the people who were attacking on Sarajevo "the kids". Which made me laugh when she called the attackers that because I thought it was a funny name to call the bad people. I also personally really liked the section of pictures that they added into the story. I liked it because it's always cool to get a visual of some things that're mentioned or talked about in the story. One of the pictures was Zlata standing next to her mom (Alica) and they had just cooked some bread. That they had just made with a pressure cooker. The caption said "cooking is quite an achievement without electricity" which amazed me. It amazed me because I have never been able to cook without electricity. So that is quite an achievement because I don't know anyone else who has been able to do that. Overall this book/story/diary or whatever you call it. This book is pretty amazing and I do recommend that you buy this book and read it now. I assure you you'll enjoy it. It's too good of a story to miss out on.

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Aileen

It is like a diary where you want to know what happened ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2016

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It is the Yugoslavian version of the Diary of Anne Frank. It goes through her experiences during the war in former Yugoslavia. It just kind of ends without much of an ending. It is like a diary where you want to know what happened to her, but you cannot seem to find the pages. It does give you an inside look as to what was going on in former Yugoslavia during this time.

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Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2013

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An accurate, and yet an emotional description of civilians trapped in the battlefield of sectarian and age old ethnic hatred. Written by a young teen, who has not yet hidden her objective truthfulness, which adults tend to do.

Top quality, fast delivery, great price. It is amazing how convenient it is to buy such worthwhile books, and, unlike a library book, you can keep these purchases for future reference and make notes right in your books.

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Molly

Daughter Who Hates Reading, Loved this Book

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019

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I read this book as a child, and I loved it. I gave it to my ten year old fifth grade daughter who hates readying, and she loved it. I highly recommend this book for kids in fifth grade.

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mamaincharge

True to live

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2018

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This is really the diary of a child in wartime Sarajevo, just like Diary of Anne Frank is a diary from WWII. It was recommended by one of my former EFL students who survived the exact crisis. All of us need to remember that each refugee has a story.

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nanckauf

Back to Bosnia & Serbia

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2011

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I bought this book for my Serbian guest who was here on an international exchange. When I'd mentioned that Zlata's Diary had been a best seller in the 90s, she was surprised and said she'd never heard of the book and that it would be banned--offically or otherwise--in Serbia today. I was happy to pass this little classic on to her and glad to have got it so quickly from my Amazon order.

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Thai Vuong

Great book.

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016

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Zlata's Diary was a great book. I personally have not read a diary type of book before and I loved this one. This book has a sad and fun theme to it. It is about a girl, Zlata, and her story through the wartime. It takes place in Sarajevo, Bosnia. She is sad that her childhood was robbed from her, which she states multiple times. "I feel shocked, sad, unhappy, and frightened and I wonder where they are forcing me to go, I wonder why they have taken away my peaceful and lovely shores of my childhood." Personally I would t,. my childhood would feel like there's nothing left of it. Although she does try to cheer up her diary by stating the many things that cheered herself up. Like her little Kitten Cici. "Cici has brightened up this misery of a life." That line was one of the most depressing in my opinion. She did try to cheer herself up however she still thinks her life is a mess and a misery. I would recommend this book to anyone. It was a great book to pick up and read. Once you start you can't stop. It's one of those books where you get so interested that you just can't put it down. Anyone could get invested into Zlata's life and see how she grows over these two years.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2018

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The book albeit a used copy looks brand new, the copy is in excellent condition, the author takes you back to Bosnia & Serbia in a time of ethnic cleansing just like the Nazi oppression of WW2

graveygranule

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2018

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A great book, giving a child's insight into war, displacement and rebuidling life.

R. Thomas

excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2014

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A very thought provoking book - diary. Having been to a Sarajevo I can see in my minds eye what Zlata is writing about.
This is an excellent account of how the Bosnian people suffered at the hands of the Serbs. This is a book that everyone should read especially with the war only being 20 years ago

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Mrs. O. E. Smyth

Not great!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2020

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Just wasn’t as good as I thought it was going to be!

Mr. T. Durston

Good purchase

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2009

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Book was in excellent condition and good value.
This really gives a close up experience of what it was like to be there.

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