Photographer: Cindy Karp Publisher: Harper Collins Year: 2000 Awards: Notable Children’s Book in the area of Social Studies Featured on BOOK-TV, C-SPAN Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year List Parent’s Choice Book
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March 1999 brought terror to Kosovo…(Serbian) soldiers, and civilians acting as soldiers followed, knocking on doors of Albanian homes, shouting to the people inside to leave immediately or be shot. Frightened Albanians grabbed a few possessions – a warm jacket, a photo album, whatever money they could fine – then fled into the streets. They left televisions, computers, clothing, medicine, favorite heirlooms, and family pets. Some left their front doors open.