Former Iowa legislator writes children's book on fleeing war in Bosnia

Former Iowa legislator writes children's book on fleeing war in Bosnia

Anesa Kajtazović, who served in the Iowa Legislature from 2011 to 2015, talks to Iowa Starting Line about her new memoir. Several times during our interview, Anesa Kajtazović’s voice breaks. More than 30 years later, the memories of fleeing her childhood home—the sound of gunfire, packing her life into a backpack, and leaving her grandparents and beloved dog Bobi behind—still feel emotionally raw. That’s why it took the former Iowa legislator so…