Zlata's Diary Timeline

  • War starts in Dubrovnik

    War starts in Dubrovnik
    Zlata sees picture of the war. It started in Dubrovnik. She sees all the hunger, no electricy, and people dying.
  • start war

    start war
    shooting is starting/ and bombing in Sarajevo. People are getting wounded and killed. In Sarajevo 15,000 dead, 3,000 of them are children, And 50,000 are permanent invalids.
  • Friend dies

    Friend dies
    Nina dies.A peice of sharpnel went right through her head and she died. Nina dies at a park when she was playing with Zlata.
  • Brother died

    Brother died
    Zlata's Mom finds out that Braco was shot. Braco was almost died. They were going to cut off his leg.
  • Most friends and family leave

    Most friends and family leave
    Most of her friends have left. Maja,Bojana,Nedo, Doda, Matea, Martina, Oga, Keka have all left.
  • Shelling hits Zlata's house

    Shelling hits Zlata's house
    A bomb hit Zlata's house and destroyed all the windows into peices. The rooms were full of glass. Zlata picked picked up a peice of sharpnel and a tail end of a gernade.
  • Drama club boy killed

    Drama club boy killed
    A boy from drama club was killed. A shell fell in front of the community center and a peice of sharpnel killed him. The boys name was Eldin and was a refugee at Grbavica.
  • Diary going to be published

    Diary going to be published
    Zlata found out that her Diary was going to be published. Zlata went to the City Assembly and her Diary was being examed.
  • Cici dies

    Cici dies
    Cici dies. Cici dies because she was pregnant with the tomcat. She also died somewhat of the war.
  • No mail coming in

    No mail coming in
    There is no mail coming in. Nobody is getting any mail because it is hard to get letters and packages during this terrible war.
  • Families are splitting up

    Families are splitting up
    Families are spillitiing up. The children are going first. Then later the parents join them. Like Doda and Dejan are being split up from there family.
  • remembering hiding in cellar

    remembering hiding in cellar
    Zlata ha remembered when she had to hide in the cellar. The cellar is dark and scary. They had to hide in the cellar because the shelling and gunfire was coming and so they had to be safe.
  • tells how many people died and wounded during war

    tells how many people died and wounded during war
    Zlata tells how many people die during the war. 15,000 people died in Sarajevo, 3,000 of them are children, 50,000 wounded. Zlata has seen people with crutches, wheelchairs, armless, and legless.
  • Amount of electricy given

    Amount of electricy given
    People in Sarajevo get four hours of electricy every 46 hours. They could only have so much because of the war.
  • friend in America

    friend in America
    Zlata gets a friend in America. His name was Brandon and he was from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is twelve. He wrote a letter to Zlata and that makes Zlata happy. She replies and puts a lovely pencil.
  • moves to Paris

    moves to Paris
    Zlata finally gets out of Sarajevo. She gets out with her Mom and Dad. They move to Paris. There is life. They have water, electricy, food, and gas. Zlata is so happy to be out of Sarajevo.