This book could be a good read for anyone interested in gaining insight into the harrowing reality of child soldiers. Ishmael Beah's first-person account is an incredibly powerful and honest portrayal of his experiences and the atrocities he witnessed. Through his storytelling, he takes you deep into the heart of war and shows you the immense struggle faced by these young soldiers. A Long Way Gone is both heartbreaking and eye-opening, shining a light on a dark and often overlooked issue.

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• ALA Alex Award (2008)
• Lincoln Award Nominee (2010)
• NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2007)
• Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award Nominee (2008)

At the age of twelve, Ishmael Beah fled attacking rebels in Sierra Leone 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. At sixteen, he was removed from fighting by UNICEF, and through the help of the staff at his rehabilitation center, he learned how to forgive himself, to regain his humanity, and, finally, to heal.This is an extraordinary and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.--back cover

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