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Dead Boys' Club

Dead Boys' Club

by Geoffrey Malone (Author)

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    Paperback 2013

    $3.23
Synopsis

'If they ever come here,' his father had warned, 'drop everything. Just run and hide!' And now they were here. God's Freedom Army or whatever their name was. Bringers of blood and suffering. Rebels! Killers! Every one of them.
Hundreds of thousands of children are abducted from their homes and used as boy soldiers. This is the story of one them. 12-year-old Sam is ripped from his village in Uganda and forced to march with rebel soldiers to their training camp in southern Sudan. A weapon is thrust into his innocent young hands and his life becomes that of enemies and battles, violence and death, as he's turned into a soldier. With no escape, danger is around every corner, the threat of death is everywhere. But there are ways to survive. Sam becomes friends with a fellow boy soldier and together their dreams of escape become a strength. Together, they are ready to fight.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Edition: UK ed.
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 02 May 2013
ISBN 10: 0340999608
ISBN 13: 9780340999608
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: The powerful story of a young boy's capture, training, and struggle for survival in an African boy soldier army and his eventual escape.

Media Reviews
Tense, impactful and extremely well told. * Bookbag *
Sure to be popular wih boys aged 10 to 14... handled in a sensitive and perceptive way, with excellent characterisation and good plot lines... compelling... I expect to see Dead Boys' Club appear on book award longlists, at the very least. * School Librarian *
Author Bio
Geoffrey Malone spent most of his childhood in Africa, where he managed to avoid any formal education until the age of eleven. After school in England, he joined the army for sixteen years, then worked and travelled in North America. He became a broadcaster and wrote his first book about his nearest neighbours, a family of beavers: Brunner. He lives happily in London with his wife and their cocker spaniel, Harriett, and advises charities dedicated to the preservation of endangered species. He has won many major awards for his writing.