War child : a child soldier's story
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Contributors
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2009].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780312383220, 0312383223
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
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Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction | B JAL EMMANUEL | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cumberland - Non-Fiction (2nd Floor) | 8532 MILHIST-CHILDFIGHT-JAL | On Shelf |
Knight Memorial - Adult Non-Fiction | 962.4 JAL | On Shelf |
North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level) | 962.404 Jal | On Shelf |
Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction | DT 157.672 J35 2009 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2009].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780312383220, 0312383223
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.5, 14 Points
Level 5.5, 14 Points
Notes
Description
In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven-year-old Sudanese boy, living in a small village. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer, his family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed; his father Simon rose to become a powerful commander in the Christian Sudanese Liberation Army, fighting for the freedom of Sudan. Soon, Jal was conscripted into that army, one of 10,000 child soldiers, and fought through two separate civil wars over nearly a decade. Remarkably, he survived, and was adopted by a British aid worker, beginning the journey that would lead him to music: he recorded and released his own album, including the number one hip-hop single in Kenya, and has gone on to perform with international music stars, and to use his fame to help children like him.--From publisher description.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Child soldiers -- Sudan -- Biography.
Jal, Emmanuel -- Childhood and youth.
Political activists -- Biography.
Rap musicians -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Children -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Personal narratives.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Refugees -- Biography.
Jal, Emmanuel -- Childhood and youth.
Political activists -- Biography.
Rap musicians -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Children -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Personal narratives.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Refugees -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jal, E., & Lloyd-Davies, M. (2009). War child: a child soldier's story (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jal, Emmanuel and Megan. Lloyd-Davies. 2009. War Child: A Child Soldier's Story. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jal, Emmanuel and Megan. Lloyd-Davies. War Child: A Child Soldier's Story St. Martin's Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jal, Emmanuel., and Megan Lloyd-Davies. War Child: A Child Soldier's Story First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2009.
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