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Girl at War

by Sara Nović

2015 · adult

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

When her happy life in 1991 Croatia is shattered by civil war, ten-year-old Ana Juric is embroiled in a world of guerilla warfare and child soldiers before making a daring escape to America, where years later she struggles to hide her past.

Set in

  • ★
    Zagreb · Croatia
    Capital of Croatia where Ana lives as civil war breaks out in 1991
    ★ primary
  • New York City · United States
    Ana lives in New York as a college student a decade after the war

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