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Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo: Revised Edition Kindle Edition

by Zlata Filipovic (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 333 ratings
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The child's diary that awakened the conscience of the world

When Zlata’s Diary was first published at the height of the Bosnian conflict, it became an international bestseller and was compared to The Diary of Anne Frank, both for the freshness of its voice and the grimness of the world it describes. It begins as the day-to-day record of the life of a typical eleven-year-old girl, preoccupied by piano lessons and birthday parties. But as war engulfs Sarajevo, Zlata Filipovic becomes a witness to food shortages and the deaths of friends and learns to wait out bombardments in a neighbor’s cellar. Yet throughout she remains courageous and observant. The result is a book that has the power to move and instruct readers a world away.
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    238 pages
  2. Language
    English
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  4. Publisher
    Penguin Books
  5. Publication date
    February 28, 2006
  6. Reading age
    18 years and up
  7. Grade level
    12 - 9
  8. File size
    1420 KB
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The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevos] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlatas gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")

The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevo?s] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlata's gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")

The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevoas] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlataas gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")

The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevo s] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlata s gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")

About the Author

Zlata Filipovic wrote her diary between September 1991 and October 1993. Following its publication, she was awarded the Special Child of Courage Award by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. She and her family left Sarajevo in December of 1993, and used the proceeds from the book to launch a charity for child victims of the Bosnian war.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001RHOJUC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Reissue edition (February 28, 2006)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2006
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1420 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 333 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
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L. Stetz
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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Thai Vuong
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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Aileen
4.0 out of 5 stars It is like a diary where you want to know what happened ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 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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Mahalia
5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry it was a gift for my niece
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
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It was a gift for my niece
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Chenani Arterberry
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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J. N. Childs
5.0 out of 5 stars kids wartime diary
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2021
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A must read for kids 11 years old and up, and grownups. contemporary version of Ann Frank
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frenchy from California
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for everyone
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018
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A gripping portrait of a senseless war seen through the eyes of a young girl who lives for two years under the continual threat of death in war torn Sarajevo. A reminder of how senseless sectarian strife is even as we see it taking over infra too many countries, with children it's most poignant victims.
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Margaret M Decker
3.0 out of 5 stars felt it was interesting and promoted great discussion,
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
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1990 version of Anne Frank. Book club read. I would have never picked it, felt it was interesting and promoted great discussion,
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