A brighter fear

the long version

"Knowing that the bombing of Baghdad is about to begin, Lina's father makes plans to protect her and to provide for her when things get better. But even he cannot protect Lina and, when everything goes wrong, Lina has to make decisions on her own. Her only hope comes from the soldiers whose very existence she should most hate. Can she really be falling for one of them? Who should Lina rely on and how will she discover what happened to her brave and talented mother."--Publisher information. Suggested level: secondary.