The world is full of
amazing stories, they can
touch your heart daily
Ishmael Beah is
from Sierra Leone, now
lives here, in New York
Only thirteen, he
was trained to kill, ruthlessly
and without remorse
Threatened, he skirted
death many times, but he made
it, he survived it
Heartbreaking in it's
language, events, and in the
lives of his people
"There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway and different land." So begins the memoirs of Ishmael Beah.
Born in Sierra Leone in 1980, Beah is the same age as me, but has been through things in his lifetime that I cannot even bear to imagine. I picked this book up over a year ago, probably fairly close to the time I saw Blood Diamond in the theater and my heart was wrenched by the idea that in this time, there are still child soldiers trained to fight in this world.
To read more about Beah, and my review of his book, head over to SNOTW Presents.
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