A Long Way Gone : Memoirs of a Boy Soldier R.K. Narayan University of Washington

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A Long Way Gone : Memoirs of a Boy Soldier R.K. Narayan University of WashingtonTHIS IS HOW WARS ARE FOUGHT NOW: BY CHILDREN, HOPPED UP ON DRUGS AND WIELDING AK 47S. IN THE MORE THAN FIFTY CONFLICTS GOING ON WORLDWIDE, IT IS ESTIMATED THERE ARE SOME 300,000 CHILD SOLDIERS. ISHMAEL BEAH USED TO BE ONE OF THEM. What is war likc through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How docs one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But until now,