A Long Way Gone : Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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"A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" is a nonfiction by Ishmael Beah. It is about Ishmael's childhood as a child soldier in an adult war in Sierra Leone, Africa. At the age of eleven, Ishmael was a normal boy who loved rap music and Shakespeare; however, at the age of twelve, the war broke...

from mamashepp

As this book begins, young Ishmael is growing up a relatively carefree young man in Sierra Leone. Civil war changes everything when Ishmael and his friends are forced to flee the oncoming rebel forces. In the coming months the boys encounter rebels and angry villagers who mistake them for young r...

from TimBazzett

How I happened to have A LONG WAY GONE was a first for me. It was a gift from my oldest (15) granddaughter, along with a letter which offered this synopsis - "This is the memoir of a man named Ishmael Beah, and in it he recounts the years that he spent as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. The firs...

from dfredricks

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a truly moving story of the childhood of an African boy who becomes involved in the terrifying world of war. Throughout the book, Ishmael Beah describes the life he once had and the life he now lives due to the affects of the war in Sierra Leone. All t...

from bhiggs

A book to remind you of how insane humans are, and how lucky you (likely) are to be born somewhere safe. The book recounts the authors childhood journey as a child soldier. Humans are capable of both incredible evil, and incredible kindness. Redemption is always within reach, and even against see...