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artsymama03 's review for:
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
Really good, heartbreaking account of a boy from Sierra Leone who went through tragedy after tragedy in a horrible war. This is not an easy read. There will be times you may need to step away and take a breather. I read this to review to see if it’s a good read for middle school classes. In my opinion, I would recommend at least high school age and up, though Ishmael was himself middle school aged, and went through all this. That being said, it was a hard read even for this adult used to books like this. But such a good, detailed account of how war affects children in every way. I am very grateful he chose to tell his story.