Girl of Kosovo

by Alice Mead

Book Overview

A child's perspective on war. In 1998 the Serb military intensifies its efforts to expel Albanians from Kosovo. Ethnic cleansing forces many families to seek safety in the surrounding hills and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374326207
• ISBN13: 9780374326203
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 10

Customer Reviews

Conflict

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.

Girl of Kosovo

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.

girl of kosovo

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.

Simply excellent!

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

Insightful fiction about Kosovo for children and YA

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.