Dead Boys' Club
Author(s): Geoffrey Malone
'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.
Product Information
The powerful story of a young boy's capture, training, and struggle for survival in an African boy soldier army and his eventual escape.
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.
General Fields
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- : Hachette Children's Group
- : Hodder Children's Books
- : 0.2
- : 01 February 2013
- : 197mm X 132mm X 18mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 February 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Geoffrey Malone
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 823.92
- : 272
