War Child: A Boy Soldier's Story

War Child: A Boy Soldier's Story

by EmmanuelJal (Author)

Synopsis

Emmanuel Jal was seven years old when he became a soldier and went into battle with the rebel army in Sudan's bloody civil war. Believing he was being sent to school, Emmanuel trekked his way to a refugee camp in Ethiopia where he became one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.

After nearly five years of fighting, Emmanuel was smuggled into Kenya by Emma McCune, a British aid worker, and finally began to have a childhood and an education. When Emma died tragically, Emmanuel struggled to find purpose in life but eventually - through the power of prayer and music - he succeeded.

From child soldier, to refugee, to rap star, War Child is one boy's incredible story of survival and triumph.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Digital original
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 04 Mar 2010

ISBN 10: 0349121257
ISBN 13: 9780349121253
Book Overview: *review coverage

Media Reviews
Inevitably, War Child will invite comparison to Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone, another memoir by an African boy-soldier ... War Child is very different, very much worth reading, and when you think about it, much more believable ... You'll come away from this book loving Emmanuel Jal * Carolyn See, WASHINGTON POST *
An astounding narrative of human physical endurance * Evening Standard *
While it may be that no portrayal can ever bring us close to the reality, Jal does afford the reader an insight into a terrrifying existence * New Statesman *
Author Bio
Emmanuel Jal is a rising international rap artist.