I finished reading this book a few months ago but wanted to take the time to recommend it on my blog. It is the true story of Ishmael Beah who was a child soldier in Sierra Leone. It is a book about his life as a child in the war that puts a human face to the expierence of being a child soldier. It is a story that explaines how he ended up 'a long way gone' from his own humanity and his later struggle to regain it.It is a bit graphic at times, but I think it is an important story. UNICEF estimates that today more than 250,000 children are being exploited in armed conflicts.
Below is a video of Ishmael on The Hour.
3 comments:
Powerful. Thank you.
Laura
I don't think I realized how global this problem is - thanks for posting this video.
I loved this book while I was reading it but I had some pretty bad dreams after I had finished it. Hard to believe what human beings can endure.
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