Jacob Akech Deng's young life is forever changed one night in 1987 when soldiers from the north invade his small village in Southern Sudan and, as he struggles to survive and escape the cycle of violence, he tries to remember his mother and her belief in the importance of education.
year: 2010
call number/section: 1000
subjects: deng, jacob, fiction, refugees, sudan, fiction, sudan, history, fiction, refugee children, children, refugees, civil war, 1983-2005
Editions
Coates, Jan
Red Deer Press (2010)
Follows the journey of seven-year-old Jacob Deng as he flees to Ethiopia when his village in Southern Sudan is attacked by northern militia. After living in refugee camps for several years, Jacob attempts to enter school in Nairobi in order to fulfill his mother's wishes.
Schools: 4
Coates, Jan
Jacob Akech Deng's young life is forever changed one night in 1987 when soldiers from the north invade his small village in Southern Sudan and, as he struggles to survive and escape the cycle of violence, he tries to remember his mother and her belief in the importance of education.
Schools: 4