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Examines life in Bosnia before communism, under Tito's rule, and under present conditions of war.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up‘This is an emotionally challenging book to read, because it graphically describes a tragic situation that remains unresolved. Yancey gives an excellent history of the Balkan Peninsula from A.D. 395 to the present. Using quotes from primary sources and apt descriptions, she goes on to discuss day-to-day life in Bosnia without sparing the gory details. The up-to-date text stresses how the war has affected children and youth; the black-and-white photographs show both young people and adults who have been wounded and killed. Subheadings, photo captions, and a clear map enhance the well-written, well-documented text. A good choice for readers trying to understand the causes of this war and the issues for which thousands of people are dying.‘Sandra L. Doggett, Urbana High School, Walkersville, MD (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Gr. 6^-9. The Way People Live series focuses on "pockets of culture" removed from our own time or space. Both of these books do an excellent job of explaining their subjects. In Kibbutz, Altman begins with the history of the kibbutz, describes how formalized communal life affected both its inhabitants and the country of Israel, and speculates on the future of the kibbutz, taking into account its evolution from a Spartan lifestyle, where the needs of the group are paramount, into a more individual-oriented society. One problem with Altman's work is that many of the sources she quotes in chapters about today's kibbutzim are decades old. The bibliography, however, does contain more up-to-date sources. Young people (and adults) who are baffled by who's who in the Bosnian war (and why they are fighting each other) will find Yancey's book immensely enlightening. Yancey goes back to the Middle Ages to introduce the groups in conflict and discuss the feuds that have spanned Balkan history. Not that she can make the material uncomplicated. It's terribly complex. Still, this is an excellent source that not only puts the war in context but also movingly captures the horror as well as the incredulity of its victims that such devastation and ethnic hatred could happen "here." This was written before American troops were en route to the Balkans to maintain an uneasy peace; even if it had included that information, this would still be a story without an ending. Black-and-white photos, which are numerous in both books, are a bit above average. Source notes and a bibliography are appended to each title. See the Series Roundup, this issue, for another book in the series, Life on a Medieval Pilgrimage. --Ilene Cooper

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Diane Yancey writes about the strange, little-known facts of history for nonfiction young adult books. She has written The Hunt for Hidden Killers: Ten Cases of Medical Mystery and Camels for Uncle Sam, which received the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile Nonfiction.

(Bowker Author Biography)