My Palace of Leaves in Sarajevo

by Marybeth Lorbiecki

Book Overview

In 1991, ten-year-old Nadja begins writing to her cousin in Minnesota, and over the next four years, her letters reveal the horrors of war in this former republic of Yugoslavia, while her cousin's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803720335
• ISBN13: 9780803720336
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Very eye-opening and saddened for all the innocent people

I originally chose this book because I had just finished Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo and I wanted to make a comparison. I felt very sad for Nadja. I enjoyed the book alot mainly because it was close to home. My father and his family were from Yugoslavia. I had heard many terrible stories from them about war and they would be so very close to how Nadja explained the fear of war closing in. I especially feel I have always taken for granted the everyday life I have. I hope Nadja has a better future!