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Gr 9 Up—A compelling tale that recounts the story of former, real-life Ugandan child soldier Ricky Richard Anywar. Told in alternating chapters that focus on Ricky's past and the present-day story of Samuel, this brutally honest novel will have readers struggling to move through the often gruesome initiation of kidnapped children into the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Ricky is consumed by fear and desperation as he attempts to escape from the LRA with his older brother. Samuel's narration is permeated with distr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A harrowing novel about the Ugandan civil war based on interviews with Ricky Richard Anywar, who, at fourteen, was forced to fight by...Log In or Sign Up to Read More