Spirit of survival
Gail Sheehy
"This is the compelling story of a girl who is more than a survivor. Her struggle from despair to victory demonstrates the power of the human spirit to prevail over life's accidents"--Jacket subtitle.
Read Time: ~4.4 hr
War child
by Emmanuel Jal and Megan Lloyd Davies (2009)
About this book
In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven-year-old Sudanese boy, living in a small village. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer, his family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed; his father Simon rose to become a powerful commander in the Christian Sudanese Liberation Army, fighting for the freedom of Sudan. Soon, Jal was conscripted into that army, one of 10,000 child soldiers, and fought through two separate civil wars over nearly a decade. Remarkably, he survived, and was adopted by a British aid worker, beginning the journey that would lead him to music: he recorded and released his own album, including the number one hip-hop single in Kenya, and has gone on to perform with international music stars, and to use his fame to help children like him.--From publisher description.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreWar child Lead Character
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