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Zara Arcos loves to capture moments with her camera, but her mother Nadja, a Bosnian refugee, is closed off about the trauma she endured during the 1991‑1995 Yugoslav war. Their strained relationship is further strained when a bomb detonates in a local farmers’ market in Rhode Island. Zara suffers post‑traumatic stress, while Nadja falls into a coma. Facing their shared past and the terror that now threatens their future, the sisters must reconcile their differences and carve a new bond through faith, memory, and the healing power of photographs.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Carrie Arcos
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