Pretty Birds

Title: Pretty Birds
Author: Scott Simon read by Christina Moore


What has war done to our world? If you have read "The Kite Runner" you'll remember one of the hardest things to read about was how much Afghanistan changed because of the war. "Pretty Birds" by NPR's Scott Simon not only tells of the decline of Sarajevo due to the Bosnian Serbian civil war but also of the physical, mental and emotional decline of the people. I listened to this on my commute to work and would often sit in the parking lot to hear just a little bit more. The story is told from a teenage girls perspective. She was an elite basketball player in her high school; well known in all of Sarajevo. I found it heart breaking what she went through and what she became as a result of the war.

Listen to Scott Simon talk about his book on NPR

I listened to this book on my commute. The reader was wonderful.

-vicky