Presents the author's diary written during the siege of Sarajevo, describing how she survived the constant bombings, sniper attacks, and a critical lack of basic supplies for three long years.

Excerpts from the author's diary, begun when she was eleven, describes life in Sarajevo under siege.

"A young survivor of the Bosnian War returns to his homeland to confront the people who betrayed his family. At age eleven, Kenan Trebincevic was a happy, karate-loving kid living with his family in the quiet Eastern European town of Brcko. Then, in the spring of 1992, war broke out and his friends, neighbors and teammates all turned on him. Pero - Kenan's beloved karate coach - showed up at his door with an AK-47, screaming: "You have one hour to...