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Reading an 11-year-old‘s diary when she‘s a happy child and then suffering the fates of the Bosnian War is tragic and sad. Pages of the diary were published during the war in 1991-93 when she lived in Sarajevo, and she knew she was being compared to Anne Frank. Her writing is exemplary for her age but she never understood why there was a war and why peace wasn‘t coming. She was both hopeful and sometimes suicidal as friends were killed and ⬇️

This post is for all my #litsylove friends and others I‘ve corresponded with. Zlata has her first pen pal! Isn‘t it wonderful? In the midst of war, the value of a letter. ❤️ @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie

This once middle class family moved a wood stove found in the attic into the kitchen because electricity is out more often than it is on. And this is how they are spending the winter. #letterZ #litsyatoz

Mimmy is the name of Zlata‘s diary. Cici is her cat. So good that the cat can give an 11-year-old girl peace during war.

#letterZ #Litsyatoz

It‘s reading time with my baby.

I‘ve picked this book as my next read. These are the end papers. For #letterZ #litsyatoz

Books from Goodwill. Hardback is $2.99, the rest were $1.99. I won‘t tell you how much I spent at Half Price Books. Photos of those books are to come.

Chilling and sad perspective from a child living while surrounded by war. It‘s definitely a tween‘s voice, and I wouldn‘t be surprised if some of the phrases written didn‘t start from her parents (or other adults‘) mouth…. But it is a good reminder of the effects of war on the very innocent.

This is what I am reading now. So powerful. Definitely a must-read. I recommend it to everyone. It‘s a great read to follow The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

#listy #littens #bookrec #recommendation

This is the diary entries of a 11-year-old girl living in Sarajevo during the war. From a carefree school girl who begins her diary in a cheerful note, she bears witness to the hardships of war. She records her thoughts of the war, & how it affects her family. It‘s always sad to read of such accounts but this was just meh for me. I felt there‘s no depth in her recordings of what happened. Perhaps it‘s also the translation.🤷‍♀️ #litsyclassics

#winterwonderland #seasonsreadings

These are my #tbr stack for #december . I‘ll have to read all these to complete my reading challenges this year. Last lap, 🏃‍♀️💪🤞

13 books finished in July. (The tagged book not pictured.) #readingresilutions #julystats @Jess7

1. Last week‘s view; 😀
2. The tagged book;
3. The Mr. Rogers movie;
4. 😀😂❤️;
5. Will do!
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

Mr. Rogers famously said that when bad things happen, look for the helpers. Zlata bears witness to this, as “even the birds shared their food.” One can‘t review an 11 year old for writing style, but it‘s important to read first hand accounts like this. If you‘re interested in the Sarajevo siege, also check out The Cellist of Sarajevo. #passportlitsy #BosniaHertzogovinia

Ice on my bum knee, cat in my lap, and a new book to start. Perfect evening. #catsoflitsy #litsypassport

“...we‘re learning to steel ourselves, this war is teaching us, and we‘re slowly suppressing everything that hurts us.”

#RedAndGreen #RedAndGreenBooks
#ReindeerReads
#DecInBooks17

I came home to this #BookHaul! Most are for #PassportLitsy, but Lilac Girls is for my book club. Now I just have to get the stickers off.

I had trouble getting into this book initially because I'd heard how amazing it was...and then it wasn't. Don't get me wrong--I'm just saying the writing is nothing amazing. Because it's a diary written by a little girl. Once I set it aside for a couple of weeks and got over myself, this was a good read. The transition from Zlata's daily life to wartime in Sarajevo was hard, and this book has encouraged me to read more about that war. #LitsyAtoZ

It's hard to read about war while my son's watching Powerpuff Girls, so I stopped trying and baked some brownie cookies! 😊🍪

I've been planning to read this for a while and still haven't gotten to it. I've heard it compared to The Diary of Anne Frank for obvious reasons, but it's set in a more recent time, and I don't know much about Bosnia. Have any of you read this one? #setineasterneurope #photoadaynov16