The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
By Author / Illustrator
Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan
Genre
Representation & Inclusion
Age range(s)
14+
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN
9781547604531
Format
Hardback
Published
08-09-2020
Synopsis
It is 1992 and Bihac, Amra's hometown, is a multicultural city with Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. But when tensions escalate, the Serbs turn on their Bosnian neighbors. The Serbs control the army, and now they have peaceful Bihac surrounded. Soon Amra and her family are dealing with starvation and the threat of brutal violence; school, friendships, and the attentions from a new boy have to take a back seat to finding food and the tragic fallout from rising bigotry and ethnic hatred. Through it all, a stray cat, Maci, serves as a guardian spirit to the entire family.