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whatmadsreads's review against another edition
challenging
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4.0
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Graphic: War
bookwookie's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
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Graphic: War
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
astropova's review against another edition
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5.0
This is a really important book and, despite feeling like I was reliving watching the news of the first days of the war, I was glad to read it. As we have watched the horrors of this war unfold on the news, we tend only to be presented with things from a large-scale, big-picture point of view. We learn the details of offensives and counteroffensives, of diplomacy and war crimes, of the numbers of weapons and casualties.
It can be really difficult to remember that this war has immense impacts on the small scale, too. Most of the time, the news doesn't focus on the day-to-day lives of people impacted by this. But that's exactly the aspect of this war that we need to keep in mind. The goal of the war is the conquest and genocide of a people, and we can only understand the true horror of that when we examine what it means in the scope of the lives of individuals.
I want to thank Yeva for keeping this diary and offering it to the world. She writes beautifully, and I hope she keeps writing. I hope that one day soon, she can write a sequel about her return to her home in Kharkiv. Slava Ukraini. 💙💛
It can be really difficult to remember that this war has immense impacts on the small scale, too. Most of the time, the news doesn't focus on the day-to-day lives of people impacted by this. But that's exactly the aspect of this war that we need to keep in mind. The goal of the war is the conquest and genocide of a people, and we can only understand the true horror of that when we examine what it means in the scope of the lives of individuals.
I want to thank Yeva for keeping this diary and offering it to the world. She writes beautifully, and I hope she keeps writing. I hope that one day soon, she can write a sequel about her return to her home in Kharkiv. Slava Ukraini. 💙💛
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Graphic: War
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief
bookb1itch's review against another edition
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4.0
I was fortunate to receive 2 complimentary copies for my school library through James Bennett, the supplier of our Management System. (Thanks, JB)
I am keen to offer it through our Wide Reading program. Sadly, war books are always popular with our 12-14 yo . I am curious to hear what readers of Yeva's own age might think of her plight.
Also think it's worth noting here that I read a review elsewhere that commented on Yeva's flawless English. There's a note in the back of the book which says she writes mainly in Russian, so what we see is a translation. (Personally, I wonder if Yeva would speak as formally as she comes across in translation!)
A very timely and confronting book. I am VERY glad I DON'T KNOW what war is!!!
I liked how Yeva included news headlines about the war from around the world, as well as group chats with her friends. The stories of some of these friends, and where they are now, are included at the end of the book.
I am keen to offer it through our Wide Reading program. Sadly, war books are always popular with our 12-14 yo . I am curious to hear what readers of Yeva's own age might think of her plight.
Also think it's worth noting here that I read a review elsewhere that commented on Yeva's flawless English. There's a note in the back of the book which says she writes mainly in Russian, so what we see is a translation. (Personally, I wonder if Yeva would speak as formally as she comes across in translation!)
A very timely and confronting book. I am VERY glad I DON'T KNOW what war is!!!
I liked how Yeva included news headlines about the war from around the world, as well as group chats with her friends. The stories of some of these friends, and where they are now, are included at the end of the book.
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Graphic: War
Minor: Genocide
ohjnor's review against another edition
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3.5
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Moderate: War
proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition
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4.0
24 februari 2022 förändras livet för 12-åriga Yeva Skalietska när Ryssland invaderar Ukraina och hennes hemstad Charkiv attackeras. Tillsammans med sin farmor Irina förfasas hon över det som sker och börjar föra dagbok för att dokumentera bombningarna och sedan deras flykt, som till slut landar dem i Dublin på Irland.
En intressant och lite skrämmande inblick i ett krig som, ett år senare, fortfarande pågår. Den kan jämföras med Anne Franks dagbok, även om den här inte är lika uttömmande. Å andra sidan så har den ju ett något lyckligare "slut". Yeva och hennes farmor lyckas fly från krigets Ukraina, men det är inte över och de hoppas kunna återvända en dag.
Språket är en 12-årings, så boken är lättläst och passar även att läsas av barn. Speciellt eftersom Yeva inte bara fokuserar på de fasansfulla händelserna, utan också på glädjefyllda ögonblick och på alla människor som hjälper dem på vägen. Just detta att folk är så hjälpsamma när det kommer till sina medmänniskor i detta krig verkar vara ett genomgående tema och det värmer i hjärtat.
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Graphic: Confinement, Death, and War
cerilouisereads's review against another edition
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4.0
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Graphic: War
mikebond's review against another edition
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5.0
A must-read diary for children, teens, and whoever has forgotten, or misunderstood what has been happening in Ukraine since 24 February 2022!
12-year-old Yeva had just celebrated her birthday when the Russian troops invaded Ukraine and her peaceful, happy life in Kharkiv changed forever. Her diary reports the impact of the invasion on her, her family's and friends' lives. It is also a travel book in a way...
I read Zlata Filipović's Diary about the war in Sarajevo in the early 1990s. I was a child and her diary is the only memory I have of that war. I remember Zlata's diary shocked me. I can't say the same about Yeva's, almost one year since the beginning of the Russian invasion, as I have already seen, and read, so much about it. But Yeva's point of view gives hope and faith in a brighter, war-free, future.
Read this book, and give it to your friends and family!
12-year-old Yeva had just celebrated her birthday when the Russian troops invaded Ukraine and her peaceful, happy life in Kharkiv changed forever. Her diary reports the impact of the invasion on her, her family's and friends' lives. It is also a travel book in a way...
I read Zlata Filipović's Diary about the war in Sarajevo in the early 1990s. I was a child and her diary is the only memory I have of that war. I remember Zlata's diary shocked me. I can't say the same about Yeva's, almost one year since the beginning of the Russian invasion, as I have already seen, and read, so much about it. But Yeva's point of view gives hope and faith in a brighter, war-free, future.
Read this book, and give it to your friends and family!
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Minor: War
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