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Zlata FilipovićZlata's Diary
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | YA | Published in 1993A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Literature
The Unwanted by Don Brown (2018)
This graphic novel traces the story of Syrian refugees following war and genocide in their homeland, allowing middle-grade readers to continue explorations of the role of Hope and Perseverance in relation to other global conflicts.
- The Unwanted on SuperSummary
Talking in Whispers by James Watson (1983)
A political thriller set in Chile under the Pinochet regime, this novel for advanced readers explores the impact of violent politics after a military coup on a young boy’s coming of age.
Human Acts by Han Kang (2014)
Through a series of vignettes that stretch from the immediate aftermath of the Gwangju student uprising through 2014, this poetic novel for advanced readers explores the long-term impacts of political trauma and violence.
Further Reading: Beyond Literature (Nonfiction)
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-li Jiang
This middle-grade accessible memoir of China’s cultural revolution follows the struggles of a young Ji-li Jiang as she comes of age under a powerful and unforgiving political climate.
- Red Scarf Girl on SuperSummary
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston
This classic memoir suitable for high school students recounts a young girl’s life in America’s internment camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
