Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.
year: 2007, 2008
call number/section: 1000, 921, 92, 966.4, 920
subjects: beah, ishmael, 1980-, child soldiers, sierra leone, biography, soldiers, children, sierra leone, history, civil war, 1991-, personal narratives, participation, juvenile, biography, social conditions, 1961-, participation, 1991-civil war
Editions
Beah, Ishmael
Farrar Straus and Giroux (2007)
Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.
Schools: 50
Beah, Ishmael
Sara Crichton (2008)
Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.
Schools: 17
Beah, Ishmael
Memoir of Ishmael Beah's life as a child soldier in Sierra Leone.
Schools: 3