War child : a child soldier's story
(Book)
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Contributors
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
ISBN
9780312383220, 0312383223
Lexile measure
950L
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 962.4043 JAL | On Shelf |
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 962.4043 JAL | On Shelf |
| Eisenhower Public Library District - Repair | 962.4043 JAL | Being fixed/mended |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Floor | 962.4043 JAL | On Shelf |
| Prairie State College - Stacks | DT157.672 .J35 2009 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Child soldiers -- Sudan -- Biography.
Jal, Emmanuel -- Childhood and youth.
Personal narratives.
Political activists -- Biography.
Rap musicians -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Children -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Personal narratives.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Refugees -- Biography.
Child soldiers -- Sudan -- Biography.
Jal, Emmanuel -- Childhood and youth.
Personal narratives.
Political activists -- Biography.
Rap musicians -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Children -- Biography.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Personal narratives.
Sudan -- History -- Civil War, 1983-2005 -- Refugees -- Biography.
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780312383220, 0312383223
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.5, 14 Points
Level 5.5, 14 Points
Lexile measure
950
Notes
Description
In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven-year-old Sudanese boy, living in a small village. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer, his family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed; his father Simon rose to become a powerful commander in the Christian Sudanese Liberation Army, fighting for the freedom of Sudan. Soon, Jal was conscripted into that army, one of 10,000 child soldiers, and fought through two separate civil wars over nearly a decade. Remarkably, he survived, and was adopted by a British aid worker, beginning the journey that would lead him to music: he recorded and released his own album, including the number one hip-hop single in Kenya, and has gone on to perform with international music stars, and to use his fame to help children like him.--From publisher description.
Target Audience
950L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.5,14.0,134498.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,7.4,21,Quiz: 48953.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.5,14,134498.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jal, E., & Lloyd-Davies, M. (2009). War child: a child soldier's story (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jal, Emmanuel and Megan. Lloyd-Davies. 2009. War Child: A Child Soldier's Story. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jal, Emmanuel and Megan. Lloyd-Davies. War Child: A Child Soldier's Story St. Martin's Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jal, Emmanuel., and Megan Lloyd-Davies. War Child: A Child Soldier's Story First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2009.
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