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A Long Way Gone

Audiobook

In A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story in his own words: how, at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.
This is how wars are fought now by children, hopped up on drugs, and wielding AK-47s. In the more than fifty violent conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers.
Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But it is rare to find a first-person account from someone who endured this hell and survived.
This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.


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Publisher: Macmillan Audio Edition: Unabridged
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OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781427202314
  • File size: 222719 KB
  • Release date: September 23, 2008
  • Duration: 07:43:59

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781427202314
  • File size: 222748 KB
  • Release date: September 23, 2008
  • Duration: 07:43:55
  • Number of parts: 7

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
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Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:920
Text Difficulty:4-5

In A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story in his own words: how, at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.
This is how wars are fought now by children, hopped up on drugs, and wielding AK-47s. In the more than fifty violent conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers.
Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But it is rare to find a first-person account from someone who endured this hell and survived.
This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Macmillan Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    Awards:

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781427202314
    File size: 222719 KB
    Release date: September 23, 2008
    Duration: 07:43:59

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781427202314
    File size: 222748 KB
    Release date: September 23, 2008
    Duration: 07:43:55
    Number of parts: 7

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 920
    Text Difficulty: 4-5
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