Teen Book Review: Saved By Her Enemy

This is not the typical teen book we’ve reviewed at Girls With Dreams before. In fact, Don Teague and Rafraf Barrak’s heroic true story, Saved By Her Enemy, is not one you’ll find in the teen section, but it is definitely worth checking out.

Especially if you are someone who loves suspense, politics, history, foreign affairs, or maybe you’ve just wondered what it might be like to grow up as a teen girl in another country, you will love this book. When I started reading it I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I could hardly put it down. Saved By Her Enemy will touch you in unexpected ways. I know it did for me.

As a child and a teenager can you imagine what it would be like to live with bombs going off around you, to have very different rules when it comes to boys, and to not have much access to the internet? These are just a few of the ways Rafraf’s (a young Iraqi woman) life was very different than most American teens.

This true story of journalist Don Teague and his experience in Iraq and the story of Rafraf Barrak and her life in Iraq, her culture, and her eventual coming to America will open your eyes to the events many Americans and Iraqis have endured during the war. It will inspire you and give you a deeper appreciation for our troops, different cultures, and the thousands of heroes that have worked around the globe for peace, from everyday citizens to journalists, to military.

Rafraf is now in her twenties, but in our eyes, she is a true teen hero and inspiration!  You’ll have to read the book to find out why we feel she is so courageous!

If you’ve already read Saved By Her Enemy, or once you do, we’d love to hear what you think!