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A review by dlberglund
Soldier Boy by Keely Hutton
4.0
A fictionalized true story about the conflict in northern Uganda and the generation of young people who have been used by the LRA. Ricky's story is heartbreaking, and violent, and hopeful. It is solidly in the new sub genre of child-soldier tales and is a satisfying read.
What I would really, truly love to see is a YA book from Uganda (or more from any African country, really) about teenagers living their lives. Maybe the sequel to this one, or the sequel that comes after that- how do you live in that place? How do you go back to school and meet people you can come to trust? It is important for the world to know about the tragedies of war, particularly the ones that don't make the American news, but what about humanizing people's daily lives that AREN'T only about violence?
Also, I wish that Ricky got a co-author credit in this. He gets credit in the end of the book, but not as a byline.
What I would really, truly love to see is a YA book from Uganda (or more from any African country, really) about teenagers living their lives. Maybe the sequel to this one, or the sequel that comes after that- how do you live in that place? How do you go back to school and meet people you can come to trust? It is important for the world to know about the tragedies of war, particularly the ones that don't make the American news, but what about humanizing people's daily lives that AREN'T only about violence?
Also, I wish that Ricky got a co-author credit in this. He gets credit in the end of the book, but not as a byline.