Pretty Birds
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Author: Scott Simon
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
In the spring of 1992, Irena Zaric is a star on her high school basketball team, a tough, funny teenager who has taught her parrot, Pretty Bird, to do a decent imitation of a ball hitting a hoop. But while Irena rocks out and shoots baskets with her friends, her beloved Sarajevo becomes a battleground. When the violence and terror of ''ethnic-cleansing'' against Muslims begin, Irena and her family, brutalized by Serb soldiers, flee for safety across the river that divides the city. If once Irena knew of war only from movies and history books, now she knows in reality. She steals from the dead to buy food. She scuttles under windows in her own home to dodge bullets. She risks her life to communicate with an old Serb school friend and team mate. In a city starved for work, a former assistant principal offers Irena a vague job, ''duties as assigned.'' She begins by sweeping floors, but soon, under the tutelage of a cast of rogues and heroes, she becomes a sniper - learning to bide her time and to identify the "mist" around the target that marks a successful shot. Ultimately, Irena's new vocation will lead to cataclysmic consequences for herself and those she loves.
Author: Scott Simon
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
In the spring of 1992, Irena Zaric is a star on her high school basketball team, a tough, funny teenager who has taught her parrot, Pretty Bird, to do a decent imitation of a ball hitting a hoop. But while Irena rocks out and shoots baskets with her friends, her beloved Sarajevo becomes a battleground. When the violence and terror of ''ethnic-cleansing'' against Muslims begin, Irena and her family, brutalized by Serb soldiers, flee for safety across the river that divides the city. If once Irena knew of war only from movies and history books, now she knows in reality. She steals from the dead to buy food. She scuttles under windows in her own home to dodge bullets. She risks her life to communicate with an old Serb school friend and team mate. In a city starved for work, a former assistant principal offers Irena a vague job, ''duties as assigned.'' She begins by sweeping floors, but soon, under the tutelage of a cast of rogues and heroes, she becomes a sniper - learning to bide her time and to identify the "mist" around the target that marks a successful shot. Ultimately, Irena's new vocation will lead to cataclysmic consequences for herself and those she loves.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Scott Simon
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
In the spring of 1992, Irena Zaric is a star on her high school basketball team, a tough, funny teenager who has taught her parrot, Pretty Bird, to do a decent imitation of a ball hitting a hoop. But while Irena rocks out and shoots baskets with her friends, her beloved Sarajevo becomes a battleground. When the violence and terror of ''ethnic-cleansing'' against Muslims begin, Irena and her family, brutalized by Serb soldiers, flee for safety across the river that divides the city. If once Irena knew of war only from movies and history books, now she knows in reality. She steals from the dead to buy food. She scuttles under windows in her own home to dodge bullets. She risks her life to communicate with an old Serb school friend and team mate. In a city starved for work, a former assistant principal offers Irena a vague job, ''duties as assigned.'' She begins by sweeping floors, but soon, under the tutelage of a cast of rogues and heroes, she becomes a sniper - learning to bide her time and to identify the "mist" around the target that marks a successful shot. Ultimately, Irena's new vocation will lead to cataclysmic consequences for herself and those she loves.
Author: Scott Simon
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
In the spring of 1992, Irena Zaric is a star on her high school basketball team, a tough, funny teenager who has taught her parrot, Pretty Bird, to do a decent imitation of a ball hitting a hoop. But while Irena rocks out and shoots baskets with her friends, her beloved Sarajevo becomes a battleground. When the violence and terror of ''ethnic-cleansing'' against Muslims begin, Irena and her family, brutalized by Serb soldiers, flee for safety across the river that divides the city. If once Irena knew of war only from movies and history books, now she knows in reality. She steals from the dead to buy food. She scuttles under windows in her own home to dodge bullets. She risks her life to communicate with an old Serb school friend and team mate. In a city starved for work, a former assistant principal offers Irena a vague job, ''duties as assigned.'' She begins by sweeping floors, but soon, under the tutelage of a cast of rogues and heroes, she becomes a sniper - learning to bide her time and to identify the "mist" around the target that marks a successful shot. Ultimately, Irena's new vocation will lead to cataclysmic consequences for herself and those she loves.
Pretty Birds