A Long way Gone : : Memoirs of a boy Soldier
Book - 2007 966.404 Be, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / General / Beah, Ishmael 2 On Shelf No requests on this item
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Call Number: 966.404 Be, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / General / Beah, Ishmael
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Surviving war-torn Sierra Leon, a boy's perspective submitted by arr on July 1, 2013, 11:13am Honest, telling story of lost innocence and how a lone boy survived including frank discussion of life and death decisions; reality of war, the importance of others believing in healing, and how many civilians in war-torn areas have the courage to help others, especially children.
Worth your time
submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on August 8, 2015, 9:04pm
The world elsewhere is not like the world here. We would do well to remember that.
The author did a great job telling his story of how his life transformed from that of a normal boy in Sierra Leone to that of a 13 year old government soldier. Perhaps even more interesting was the process of learning to let go of the brainwashing (because it DOES take brainwashing to get a gentle 13 year old to fire a gun into another human being) and tell his story to the world.
Powerful, visual, and real, this is worth your time. (It would also be a good memoir read for high school students!)
PUBLISHED
New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 229 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 920
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0374105235 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780374105235 (hardcover : alk. paper)
SUBJECTS
Beah, Ishmael, -- 1980-
Child soldiers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991- -- Personal narratives.
Sierra Leone -- Participation, Juvenile -- Civil War, 1991- -- Biography.
Sierra Leone -- Social conditions -- 1961-