A Long Way Gone
Storytellers
Child soldiers
Africa, juvenile literature
Africa, biography
Soldat
Rap (Music)
Cannabis
Africa, history
Military participation
Civil war
United Nations
Prisoners of war
Juvenile
Reading Level-Grade 10
Reading Level-Grade 11
Reading Level-Grade 12
Kind
Soldiers
Historia
Personal narratives
Children
Biographies
New York Times bestseller
New York Times reviewed
Social conditions
Large type books
Biography
History
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (2007) is a memoir written by Ishmael Beah, an author from Sierra Leone. The book is a firsthand account of Beah's time as a child soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone (1990s). Beah was 12 years old when he fled his village after it was attacked by r…
Not available to read online
This scan is restricted to patrons with print disabilities and can't be borrowed with a regular free account — signing up won't unlock it. Try Toronto Public Library, Libby, or Amazon above instead.
