pickThis is absolutely heartbreaking. It's a vivid first hand account of a child's experience of the devastating reality of war, the terror of sheltering from bombs and the strain of her family being uprooted and having to flee. No one chooses to be a refugee. This is incredibly moving.
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pickA heart-wrenching account of Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine from the eyes of a young girl who has just celebrated her 12th birthday. Yeva starts her story on a normal day before her world was upended, then brings us with her as she journals her way through the hours, days and weeks to come as she and her family leave their home as refugees to seek safety from the nightmare of war. Beautifully written.
pickHeart wrenching diary about a 12-year old fleeing her city of Kharkiv, a Russian speaking Ukraine city. 10 days after her birthday, she is awoken to her city being bombed. The pain and panic are evident. So is Desiree to live to return to her school. Her neighborhood. Her friends, whom she constant contacts, have scattered. Yeva is glad to be safe, but she wants to go home. End has some of her friends stories, too
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“I just want to say this: we are all only children, and we deserve to live a life of peace and happiness!”
When there's a war going on, you've only got one goal-to stay alive. Everything that seemed hard or bad in the past becomes trivial. You're afraid for the lives of your loved ones, and every day is interrupted by the sound BOOM... you start thinking about how fortunate you are that this one rocket hit far away from you, while hiding the terror gripping your heart. You pray all day, asking God for peace.
You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine | 
