Little Soldier
By Bernard Ashley.
Description
A powerful and important novel that ponders the depths of hate from London's street gangs to Africa's tribal wars through the eyes of a young boy.Kaninda is left for dead when his family is gunned down by the warring tribe's army in their village of Lasai, Africa. He is "saved" by the Red Cross and brought to the UK to be adopted by a family there, but it is not by his choice. He would have rather stayed in Lasai to fight his war and to defend the honor of his people and the memory of his family.So Kaninda stays silent, as a good soldier is trained to do, and plans ...
ISBN(s)
0439224241, 9780439224246
