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The first third of this gripping debut novel depicts the start of the yugoslavian civil war through the eyes of ana juric, a tenyearold girl residing with her family in croatias capital. In sarah novics first novel, girl at war, her protagonist ana juric lives suspended between the living and the dead after witnessing the atrocities of the croatian war of independence. Here, the readers encounter people from different time periods with different nationalities and backgrounds. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. May 12, 2015 in sarah novics first novel, girl at war, her protagonist ana juric lives suspended between the living and the dead after witnessing the atrocities of the croatian war of independence. We first meet her protagonist, ana, as an ordinary, happy girl, living with her parents and baby sister i. Sara novic is author of the novel girl at war, random house, an american library association award winner thats available in languages. The united nations estimates that 3,000 to 4,000 child soldiers some as young as 10 took part in the fighting, most of them in bosnia and croatia, though other sources put the numbers at more like 10,000. Tenyearold ana juric is a carefree tomboy who runs the streets of croatias capital with her best friend, luka, takes care of her baby sister, rahela.
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