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Brothers in Hope
The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan
By Williams, Mary L. & Christie, Gregory
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58430-232-2
- Publisher
- New York : Lee & Low Books, 2005.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2005
Gr 1-5 During the mid-1980s, Sudan was embroiled in civil war in which over two million lives were lost. Williams bases this fictional picture book on the harrowing, real-life experiences of a band of approximately 30,000 southern Sudanese boys, between the ages of 8 and 15, who walked nearly 1000 miles searching for a safe refuge. Eight-year-old Garang Deng, one of the leaders, tells his story. Traveling by night, foraging for food, plagued by violence, hunger, illness, and death, the journey is a perilous one. They finally make it to a refugee ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
