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The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival Hardcover - 2020

by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess; Laura L. Sullivan

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The stunning memoir of a Muslim teen struggling to survive in the midst of the Bosnian genocide--and the stray cat who protected her family through it all. *Six Starred Reviews*
A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist
A Capitol Choices Remarkable Book
A Mighty Girl Best Book
A Malala Fund Favorite Book Selection In 1992, Amra was a teen in Bihac, Bosnia, when her best friend said they couldn't speak anymore. Her friend didn't say why, but Amra knew the reason: Amra was Muslim. It was the first sign her world was changing. Then Muslim refugees from other Bosnian cities started arriving, fleeing Serbian persecution. When the tanks rolled into Bihac, bringing her own city under seige, Amra's happy life in her peaceful city vanished.
But there is light even in the darkest of times, and she discovered that light in the warm, bonfire eyes of a stray cat. The little calico had followed the refugees into the city and lost her own family. At first, Amra doesn't want to bother with a stray; her family doesn't have the money to keep a pet. But with gentle charm this kitty finds her way into everyone's heart, and after a few near miracles when she seems to save the family, how could they turn her away?
Here is the stunning true story of a teen who, even in the brutality of war, never wavered in her determination to obtain an education, maintain friendships, and even find a first love--and the cat who gave comfort, hope, and maybe even served as the family's guardian spirit.

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  • Title The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
  • Author Amra Sabic-El-Rayess; Laura L. Sullivan
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury YA
  • Date 2020-09-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781547604531 / 1547604530
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 13 to UP years
  • Grade levels 8 - UP
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Library of Congress subjects Cats, Ethnic relations
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2020021991
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/2020, Page 41
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 09/01/2020, Page 0
  • Foreword, 08/26/2020, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2021, Page 136
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2021, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2020, Page 76
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/19/2020, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/2020, Page 100

About the author

Amra Sabic-El-Rayess grew up in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After surviving ethnic cleansing and more than 1100 days under the Serbs' military siege, she emigrated to the United States in 1996. By December 1999, she earned a BA in Economics from Brown University. Later, she obtained two masters degrees and a doctorate from Columbia University. Currently, she is a professor at Columbia University studying how and why societies fall apart and what role education can play in rebuilding decimated countries. She has published extensively on education-related issues, and has lectured around the world to adult and adolescent audiences. In her students' feedback, Amra is consistently praised as one of the most inspiring professors they have encountered. She lives in New York with her husband and two daughters.
sabicelrayess.org
@amrasabicPHD Laura Sullivan is an author and seasoned collaborator of middle grade and young adult novels, including Under the Green Hill (Holt, 2010), Ladies in Waiting (HMH, 2012), and Love by the Morning Star (HMH, 2014). She collaborated with prolific producer and director Adam Shankman on Girl About Town (Atheneum, May, 2016), a Nick and Nora-styled mystery set in 1930s Hollywood, and the sequel. She also worked with YouTube star Joey Graceffa on the bestselling Children of Eden trilogy (Atria/Keywords). Her adult debut, Milady (Berkley) published in July 2019.

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