A Long Way Gone

I'm not quite sure how we came to put two very different books, but both about war back to back for book discussions but we did. The book we will be discussing for July is Ishmael Beah's book A long Way Gone, memoirs of a boy soldier. This book is non fiction and centers on the civil war in Sierra Leone in the mid 1990's. This is more than another 'war' story, though. It is the shocking and brutal account of the war torn African nation of Sierra Leone, where boys as young as 7 were forced to fight for a cause they were far to young to understand, except in terms of how the fighting had destroyed their childhoods. It is amazing that anyone , especially these very young fighters is able to escape the carnage with any sanity. This will prove to be an interesting discussion and I recommend this book. Check out the website for a full synopsis of the book and for discussion questions.