Book Review: You Don’t Know What War Is - The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine, by Yeva Skalietska

Rating: 5 stars of 5

You Don’t Know What War Is reminded me, in a way, of The Diary of Anne Frank. It is a heart-wrenching account of Russia’s atrocious invasion of Ukraine from the eyes of a young girl who has just celebrated her 12th birthday. Yeva starts her story on a normal day before her world was upended, then brings us with her as she journals her way through the hours, days and weeks to come as she and her family leave their home as refugees to seek safety from the nightmare of war.

This little book (you can probably read it in about an hour) will touch your heart, make you cry and forever stick in your memory. It’s beautifully written.