A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2007.
Format:
Large Print
Physical Desc:
399 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
Lexile measure:
920L
Status:
Description
This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers. Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But until now, there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived. Ishmael Beah, now 25 years old, tells how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.--From publisher description.
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Old Lyme A Large Type Biography
LT BIO BEAH
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Orange/Case Adult Large Print
Biography BEAH [Ishmael] Beah [Large Type]
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780786296408 (hardcover : lg. print : alk. paper), 0786296402 (hardcover : lg. print : alk. paper)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.1, 13 Points
Level 6.1, 13 Points
Lexile measure:
920
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APA Citation (style guide)
Beah, I. (2007). A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Beah, Ishmael, 1980-. 2007. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Beah, Ishmael, 1980-, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press, 2007.
MLA Citation (style guide)Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Waterville, ME, Thorndike Press, 2007.
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