Book of the Week - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah's personal account of his life as a child soldier fighting in the Sierra Leone conflict. Read by Chuk Iwuji
Book of the Week - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Episode 1
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah. 1/5: Ishmael is just 12 years old when rebel forces attack his village in Sierra Leone. He is separated from his family.
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Book of the Week - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Episode 2
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah. 2/5: Ishmael, his brother and friends start moving through the bush, trying to keep out of sight of the rebel soldiers.
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Book of the Week - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Episode 3
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah. 3/5: Ishmael has become separated from his brother. Finally, he is captured by government forces.
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Book of the Week - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Episode 4
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah. 4/5: The army has finally caught up with Ishmael. At the age of 13, he finds himself trained as a soldier.
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Book of the Week - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Episode 5
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah. 5/5: After 2 years in the army, Ishmael's lieutenant hands him over to UNICEF workers to be rehabilitated.
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