Sami and the time of the troubles vs The Book of the Banshee: Which Should You Read?

Sami and the time of the troubles Florence Parry Heide · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.9 40 pages · ≈ 44 min · Light

A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street.

The Book of the Banshee Anne Fine · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.6 164 pages · ≈ 3 h 02 m · Light

Will Flowers doesn't understand what could have happened. His sister, Estelle, used to be really cool. She was quiet, responsible, and most times you'd never even know she was around(which was the cool part). But…