Dear World: A Syrian Girl's Story of War and Plea for Peace Paperback – Unabridged, October 16, 2018

This is a magnificent book that reaches into the very heart of the absolute horror of the conflict in Syria: the systematic slaughter of children and innocent men and women.It is an extraordinary narrative of the depravity of war as seen through the wise eyes of a child and the heart-rending prose of her mother. It should be no surprise that this spellbinding writing by two witnesses to the Syrian conflict is under malicious angry attack by those who cannot abide by its powerful truth: the regime of Bashar al-Assad has pursued war crimes and crimes against humanity of historic proportions.Indeed, the trolls are driven to the foolish tactic of uniform complete one-star dismissal of the book and outlandish slander of its authors, seeing not one iota of the beauty and truth in this magnificent tome. For those who have not blinded themselves with infantile ideological bias, this book is an absolute “must read” for its powerful emotional contribution to the best of antiwar literature.

Amazing book! It is so beautiful both in language and quality! The paper, colors, photography, and writing is all top notch! My 4th Graders love it and are able to get an understanding of that is going on in Syria from someone they can relate to.

I bought this book for a friend of mine who is working with a Syrian family sponsored by her church. She loved the book and lent it to her 12 year old granddaughter who could not put it down. It is a book for adults from the perspective of a girl but it is also appropriate for mature 11-12 year olds.

A seven-year-old tells her story of war in Syria. With help from her mother, she began to Tweet out her concerns, becoming an enemy of the state. No child should have to endure this. Her courage and the support of her mother are admirable and inspiring. Read this and then figure out a way to support a refugee near you. Help them find a little piece of heaven, like the Turkish people helped this little girl.

I found the story very contrived. I am sorry for the family ‘s plight but I feel they used their children by writing this book, they also made many poor decisions.

Beautifully done. I bought this book not knowing what to expect since the author is 9 and I followed some of the grim story of East Aleppo in real time. It was a bittersweet read but easier than I had expected. Bana has a good, honest, lovely voice(I sympathize with her passion for dolls. I always wanted a barbie too and a baby sister with blond hair.) and I loved the interludes written by her mother. The book was about the siege of Aleppo yes, but it was also about mother-daughter love and love of a fallen city. I only hope that those watching the news about Ghouta will read this and think of Bana and her mother and remember that there are more tragedies in the making that need to be averted.

A book written by a little girl with the help of her mother based on her personal experience in the Syrian war. Everyone has something to say about Syrians... but this book gives not only Bana, but all Syrians a chance to speak for ourselves. Id recommend this book to anyone whose genuinely interested in Syria, it's people and how this war changed our lives.

I'm sorry to see all the one-star reviews, whether they're motivated by anger, jealousy or politics. Reading the experience of war through a child's eyes is a sobering, broadening experience that ought to create empathy. Naturally, Bana's mother helped with the writing. Laura Ingalls's daughter helped her to polish her books, which makes them no less classic. In this case, the connection is even stronger: Bana's mother lived through the same bombing of Aleppo.