Ebook: You Don't Know What War Is - The Diary Of A Young Girl From The Ukraine

"Everyone knows the word "war".
But very few understand what it truly means - when you find you have to face it, you feel totally lost, walled in by fright and despair.
All of your plans are suddenly interrupted - Until you've been there, you don't know what war is".

This is the gripping, urgent and moving diary of a young Ukrainian refugee Yeva Skalietska, who has just turned 12 when her world is turned upside down.

It follows twelve days in The Ukraine that changed Yeva's life forever.
She was awoken in the early hours to the terrifying sounds of heavy shell fire falling down onto her street.

Russia had just invaded The Ukraine, and her beloved Kharkiv home was now no longer the safe haven it once was.
It was while she and her Granny were forced to seek shelter in a damp, cramped basement that Yeva decided to write down her story.

And it is a story that the world needs to hear.

Yeva captured the nation's heart when she was featured in the UK on the Channel 4 News with her granny as they fled The Ukraine bound for Dublin, in Ireland. In You Don't Know What War Is, Yeva records what is happening hour-by-hour as she seeks safety, follows her friends updates on social media, and is forced to flee from Kharkiv.
Each eye-opening diary entry is supplemented with daily headlines from all around the world, while three beautifully detailed maps (by Kharkiv-native Olga Shtonda) help the reader track Yeva and her granny's journey throughout Europe.

You Don't Know What War Is, is a powerful insight into what any military conflict is like when witnessed through the eyes of a child, illustrated with photographs, it is an essential read for both adults and older children alike.

About the Author

Yeva is a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl who grew up living with her granny in Kharkiv, near the Russian border.
She loves learning languages, indoor bowling, playing the piano and painting.
Yeva wrote a diary of her experiences of fleeing the war in The Ukraine.
She now lives in Dublin Ireland, where she has made new friends and had a go at Irish dancing - but is still missing her homeland and worries daily about her surviving friends still under the Russian's guns.