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Sofarende is at war and the army is paying families well to recruit children, so if twelve-year-old Mathilde or her best friend Megs is chosen, they hope to help their families but fear they will be separated forever.

A novel on the war in Yugoslavia through the eyes of a gang of children. They commandeer the ruins of a hotel as headquarters from which to raid other gangs. The narrator is Alma, 13.

"From international bestseller Mario Escobar comes a 20th-century historical novel of tragedy and resilience inspired by Spain's famed Children of Morelia and the true events that shaped their lives"-- "Madrid, 1934. Though the Spanish Civil War has not yet begun, the streets of Madrid have become dangerous for thirteen-year-old Marco Alcalde and his younger sisters, Isabel and Ana. When Marco's parents align themselves against General Franco and...

As small children, Gabriel Bol Deng, Koor Garang and Garang Mayuol fled their villages in South Sudan due to civil war. They became a part of a group of thousands of other boys with a similar story, nicknamed 'The Lost Boys' upon resettlement in the USA in 2001. In May 2007, Gabriel Bol, Koor, and Garang, now in their twenties, embarked on a journey back to Sudan to discover whether their homes and families had survived, and what the current situation...

"A profound and deeply moving journey into the minds of children who live with war." - Ishmael Beah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier "Charles London brings an uncomfortable truth to life. This book is often difficult reading, but attention must be paid." - Ambassador Richard Holbrooke "The stories told by these children...are essential to our humanity..." - --Ben Fountain, author of BRIEF ENCOUNTERS...

Right now, hundreds of thousands of children are being used as active combatants in conflicts across the globe, some as young as seven years old. This deeply moving program brings the tragic issue of child soldiers to light through the lens of a comprehensive investigation. Discover the surprisingly long history of children used in combat, and how the current widespread practice has made innocence one of the most devastating casualties of modern warfare....

A "debut novel about a young Afghan orphan and the harrowing, intractable nature of war"--Amazon.com.

Provides a candid look at young lives upended by violence and strife around the world, including such nations as Rwanda, Lebanon, and Afghanistan.