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The book 'No gun for Asmir' written by Christobel Mattingley is a true story about the journey of a little boy named Asmir who is eleven years old. Christobel retells the journey of a family escaping from their home town of Sarajevo in Bosnia, during the war in 1992. Croatia and Slovenia both declared themselves sovereign states and were attacked by the Serbian-led former Yugoslav army. Historic towns and beautiful old buildings were destroyed. Innocent men, women and children were killed or driven from their homes. Bosnia has had a Muslim majority for over four hundred years. Now the new Serbian invaders wanted to get rid of Muslim population, including Asmir’s family who were also Muslim, Christians fighting with the Muslims. This meant that their lives were in danger. This compelling story describes the wellbeing of the characters, and describes their emotions and feelings. War brings terrible suffering to people, even those lucky enough to escape. The main character in this novel is Asmir, he is a happy boy who loves to draw. Asmir is very determined to do his best for his family and help support them through this difficult time with the war in Bosnia, when Asmir and his family had to flee Bosnia. Asmir’s father is a very important character in the way that he shows his determination and courage to help his family to escape from Bosnia. Asmir has seen his friends wounded. He hears bombs exploding, guns firing, his parents talking in worried voices. And then one day, he is torn from his father, his home and everything he has known. This war has made Asmir and his family refugees. "Escape from Sarajevo" is another book, written by Asmir's father's side of the story. If you like to read a novel about war and is a story about great courage this would be a book for you!