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Little Soldier
By Ashley, Bernard
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-43922-424-6
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2002
Gr 7-10 Kaninda Bulumba's country and tribe are fictitious but his circumstances, quest, and spirit are achingly real. The sole survivor of a Yusulu massacre that left his parents and baby sister dead, Kaninda joins the Kibu rebels in his native Lasai and learns their code of stealth, fearlessness, and loyalty. Hiding in a ditch after his band is attacked, the boy is discovered by U.N. forces, turned over to the Red Cross, and, subsequently, to Captain Betty Rose, a zealous but kind God's Force missionary. He is flown to London where he lives with Rose, her husband, and t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
