Dear World

“A story of love and courage amid brutality and terror, this is the testimony of a child who has endured the unthinkable.” —J.K. Rowling “I’m very afraid I will die tonight.” — Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 2, 2016 “Stop killing us.” — Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 6, 2016 “I just want to live without fear.” — Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 12, 2016 When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending mess