A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages : map ; 23 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13
Status
Waterloo Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
966.404 BEA
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966.404 BEA
1 available
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Waterloo Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 966.404 BEA | On Shelf |
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Young Adult Nonfiction -2nd Floor | 966.404 BEA | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Autobiography
Autobiography.
Beah, Ishmael, -- 1980-
Child soldiers -- Sierra Leone.
Children -- Sierra Leone.
Personal Narrative
Sierra Leone -- History -- Biography.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Participation, Juvenile.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Personal narratives.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Personal narratives.
Sierra Leone -- Social conditions -- 1961-
Sierra Leone -- Social conditions.
Soldiers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography.
Autobiography.
Beah, Ishmael, -- 1980-
Child soldiers -- Sierra Leone.
Children -- Sierra Leone.
Personal Narrative
Sierra Leone -- History -- Biography.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Participation, Juvenile.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Personal narratives.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Personal narratives.
Sierra Leone -- Social conditions -- 1961-
Sierra Leone -- Social conditions.
Soldiers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography.
More Details
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
9780374105235
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.1, 13 Points
Level 6.1, 13 Points
Notes
General Note
"Sarah Crichton Books."
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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Also available in electronic format.
Awards
Alex Award, 2008
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Beah, I. (2007). A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beah, Ishmael, 1980-. 2007. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beah, Ishmael, 1980-. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
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