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I read this book for the Goodreads' book club Diversity in all Forms! If you would like to participate in the discussion here is the link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This book was heartbreaking and so personable! Even after reading the book I can't fathom what the author went through...
"The devastating story of war through the eyes of a child soldier. Beah tells how, at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, ...more
This book was heartbreaking and so personable! Even after reading the book I can't fathom what the author went through...
"The devastating story of war through the eyes of a child soldier. Beah tells how, at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, ...more
This book is fascinating and heart-breaking in equal measure. Children forced to become child soldiers who have had their childhood abruptly ended.
No child should ever be forced to pick up a gun and to fight for a cause they do not believe it. It is absolutely disgusting what has happened to these 'child soldiers.'
Ultimately, this book is one of hope. It is a testament to those children who somehow held onto hope and who never gave in to despair.
This book will hold readers spellbound and is v ...more
No child should ever be forced to pick up a gun and to fight for a cause they do not believe it. It is absolutely disgusting what has happened to these 'child soldiers.'
Ultimately, this book is one of hope. It is a testament to those children who somehow held onto hope and who never gave in to despair.
This book will hold readers spellbound and is v ...more
3.5 Stars
This book was very sad to read and I was perhaps especially touched because I am a teacher and when I think of children, I think of them at school with their smiley faces enjoying their childhood. However, this book teaches us about the cruel reality many children face in other countries. It was devastating to read and picture so many children becoming soldiers and the atrocities they were forced to do. It broke my heart. This is one of those books that reminds us to be grateful for our ...more
This book was very sad to read and I was perhaps especially touched because I am a teacher and when I think of children, I think of them at school with their smiley faces enjoying their childhood. However, this book teaches us about the cruel reality many children face in other countries. It was devastating to read and picture so many children becoming soldiers and the atrocities they were forced to do. It broke my heart. This is one of those books that reminds us to be grateful for our ...more
Books like these break my heart and the cruelty is so hard to read, but we need to be educated about these things in order to in some small way make a difference for the better. Excellent book. Boys like Ishmael have my heart and are real heroes.
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