A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Action Adventure Along the way there are

Along the way there are dozens of profiles of political trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm

tells her about the Underground Railroad

And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page

and calls children to action while teaching them a love for books

Contributors including Beverly Daniel Tatum

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Action Adventure Along the way there areMy new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life. "Why did you leave Sierra Leone?" "Because there is a war." "You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?" "Yes, all the time." "Cool." I smile a little. "You should tell us about it sometime." "Yes, sometime." This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped up on drugs and wielding AK 47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. In