Genre: Middle Grade, Autobiography
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The
opinions expressed here are my own.
From Goodreads:
Michel is like many other five-year-olds: he
has a loving family and spends his days going to school and playing soccer. But
in 1993, the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Michel and his family live, is
a country in tumult. One afternoon Michel and his friends are kidnapped by
rebel militants and forced to become child soldiers.
When Michel Chikwanine was only five years old he was
kidnapped from his school by rebel soldiers. The reason? They were recruiting
child soldiers. Because he was feisty
and tough acting to the soldiers, they
decided to keep him alive. Michel made a
promise to his father, who was an activist to stop the terrible things the
rebels and government were doing against their own people. He ingrained these
thoughts into his son. This book is a direct result of those teachings. Michel wanted to make sure he kept his
promise to his father and spreads the word about child soldiers to help prevent
and stop this horrific act against humanity.
This is a book that should be read in every history class.
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