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Cat I Never Named, The: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival
Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan
Illustrator: Shazleen Khan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
ISBN: 978-1-5476-0453-1
Keywords: war, genocide, Muslims, intolerance
Love, resourcefulness, and a faithful cat give Muslim teenager Amra and her family the strength to survive the Bosnian genocide, 1992-1995. Spot illustrations, resources.