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OverviewPowerful writing based on the real life of Ricky Anywar is heightened by narrator Kevin R. Free's dramatic reading. Free's use of an African accent carries readers to the Ugandan setting and the stories of two characters -- one real, one fictional. -- AudioFile Magazine Soldier Boy begins with the story of Ricky Richard Anywar, abducted at age fourteen in 1989 to fight with Joseph Kony's rebel army in Uganda's decades-long civil war. Ricky is trained, armed, and forced to fight government soldiers alongside his brutal kidnappers, but never stops dreaming of escape. The story continues twenty years later, with a fictionalized character named Samuel, representative of the thousands of child soldiers Ricky eventually helped rehabilitate as founder of the internationally acclaimed charity Friends of Orphans. Working closely with Ricky himself, debut author Keely Hutton has written an eye-opening audiobook about a boy's unbreakable spirit and indomitable courage in the face of unimaginable horror. This title has Common Core connections. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Keely Hutton , Kevin R FreePublisher: MacMillan Audio Imprint: MacMillan Audio Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 14.70cm Weight: 0.200kg ISBN: 9781427287144ISBN 10: 1427287147 Publication Date: 20 June 2017 Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsPowerful writing based on the real life of Ricky Anywar is heightened by narrator Kevin R. Free's dramatic reading. -AudioFile Author InformationKeely Hutton is an educational journalist and former teacher. She is the recipient of the Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop scholarship at Chautauqua. Since 2012, she has been working closely with Ricky Richard Anywar to tell his story. Soldier Boy is her first novel. Ricky Richard Anywar is the founder of the internationally acclaimed charity Friends of Orphans, and a former child soldier in Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Since escaping the LRA, Anywar has dedicated his life to rehabilitating other survivors and advocating for peace in their communities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |