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Gr 6-9 Thirteen-year-old Ehmet's world has changed from the stable city of Sarajevo into a war-torn zone of fighting borders and stressed economics. Seeking safety, he and his mother flee to the countryside of Croatia, where his aunt and uncle live. When they are taken away, mother and son flee once again. The physical challenges of dodging sniper bullets, avoiding landmines, crossing militia lines, smuggling out of a refugee camp, and walking miles wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Theirs, ours, us, them." These are words to which thirteen-year-old Ehmet has become accustomed in war-torn Bosnia, where Serbs, Croats, and Muslims battle one another daily. After a bullet comes crashing into their apartment, Ehmet's journalist father decides to send his wife and son to relatives in the country, far from the center of hostilities in Sarajevo. But the countryside is not safe, either: although Dorros never uses the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More