Children's Experiences in War Zones

The second half of the novel details Darling's experiences as a teen- ager in exile in America-her cultural dislocation, the distant war in Afghani- stan where her US-born cousin is a soldier, and her growing emotional dis- tance from the tragedy in Zimbabwe. Picture Book Mali under the Night Sky: A lao Story of Home Youme Landowne For nine years during the Vietnam War, the United States conducted a bombing mission every eight min- utes within Laos.