Dear world: a Syrian girl's story of war and plea for peace

Intro; Dedication; Epigraph; Author's Note; I was born with a smile on my face.; I wanted to live in Syria always.; Nothing helped us to forget Baba wasn't there.; "Are you okay? Are you okay? Are you okay?"; We all knew what to do when we heard the bombs.; We had to try to forget the war and be normal.; "What if they are dead?"; "Stop shooting at us!"; There was nowhere that was safe anymore.; I hated the war.; I prayed for a girl.; "It's time to leave."; "Don't cry, Bon Bon, I will see you soon."; All we needed was Baba.; His name means "light.";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 messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions of innocent children.