Books
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian War
A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian War. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess’ next nonfiction contribution, Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian War (Macmillan Publishers-FSG, 2024), is a story of sisterhood and resilience in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide. The book tells the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them, their bond gives them the resilience to discover and hold fast to their true selves. In bookstores now!
Trailer for Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian War
Watch the trailer for ‘Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian War’ narrated by the author, Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess.
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The Cat I Never Named
A True Story of Love, War and Survival. Selected as the Junior Library Gold Standard. Amra was awarded a 2021 Finalist Medal for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction by the American Library Association and Best Book recognition by School Library Journal, Malala Fund, Capitol Choices, and Children’s Center for Literature for her biographical exploration of resilience to targeted violence and hate. The Cat I Never Named has been integrated into the K-12 curricula and higher education courses throughout the United States as one the defining texts on resilience to hate, empowerment through education, and a Muslim experience in the context of the Bosnian war.