Smuggler Danny Archer joins with fisherman Solomon Vandy in the midst of the civil war in Sierra Leone in 1999 to recover a rare and very valuable pink diamond, and rescue Vandy's young son who has been conscripted into the rebel forces.
Draws on interviews and focus groups with child soldiers to examine how they were initiated into the civil war in Sierra Leone and the challenges they faced after the war.
Examines the history and modern-day status of the African nation of Sierra Leone, and provides information on the country's geography and ecology, government, economy, people, culture, and cities and communities.
The autobiography of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her life in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States.
The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States.
Abie travels to the coffee groves of Kholifa Estates in West Africa, where she hopes to rediscover her past and learns of her aunts' struggle to survive in the midst of change, violence, and loss.
Introduces the geography, history, economy, government, culture, and people of the West African coastal country possessing one of the world's best natural harbors.
Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States. Presented in Spanish.
