A young adult book describing through diary entries. This book brings to its audience the horrors of war and the impact on a village in Syria. Dilvina a young Kurdish girl is encouraged by her friend to write, to write about what is happening as ISIS sweep through their lands, villages and life, crushing and destroying all that they know and love. The juxtaposition of the diary and life is clever. The importance of bearing witness to what is happening, doesn't change what ISIS has done, but it does mean that others will know. Jonathan Freedland has written a book called The Escape Artist about 2 young men who escaped Auschwitz specifically to bear witness at what was happening in the camps. Although this is fiction it graphically depicts the harsh realities of war. The book ends on a hopeful note and illustrates the resilience of people.
Words used to describe it: resilient, hopeful, relevant, clever, poignant
Marks out of 10: between 7 - 9
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