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Soldier Boy by Keely Hutton

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mimela78's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

kwbat12's review

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4.0

I enjoyed the reader, I enjoyed the story. It would be an intense but great book for a MG kid.

mbc424's review

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5.0

A powerful story based on the life of a former child soldier. If you listen to the audiobook it is narrated by Ricky Anwar, making it even more powerful.

erikacenteno's review

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5.0

Everyone needs to read this.

Based on the cover alone (I downloaded it so long ago, I didn't remember it at all), I had thought maybe this would be a book about the American Revolution. Turns out it was about the Ugandan civil war, and the child soldiers used in it. POV alternated between two boys, one who was kidnapped and made into a soldier, the other who was rescued from that life.

This should have been a good match for my tastes, but since it was a YA book, it was too sanitized for me to enjoy. I'm not saying it was dishonest, it just didn't mention so many of the bad things that must have happened (like rape was never mentioned once). I stopped reading at the 39% point.

cadie_quick's review

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5.0

This book took me on an emotional roller coaster I wasn’t prepared for. Everyone needs to read this book. Its on a difficult topic, and is definitely not for the faint of heart. But it’s is very eye opening. I highly recommend it.