child soldiers

Looks at the reality of daily life under the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram.

A book for high school students about the reality of daily life under control of the Taliban.

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.

A graphic novel adaptation of the author's novel about a group of boys in Uganda who are kidnapped and forced to join the Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, and their desperate escape, only to return home to discover that their friends and family are afraid of them.

"Forced to become a child soldier, sixteen-year-old Somali refugee Abdi, must confront his painful past"--Provided by publisher.

"Bullets whizzed overhead, narrowly missing twelve-year-old Johnny Clem. The Confederate army was winning the Battle of Chickamauga, and Johnny's unit had begun to retreat. Although he had joined the Union army as a drummer boy, Johnny knew the dangers of the Civil War. Now he clutched his musket tight, prepared to protect himself and his fellow soldiers at any cost. Join Johnny on the battlefield as he fights to stay alive."--Back cover.

"Gunfire rang out across the countryside as fifteen-year-old John Cook watched his unit struggle during the Battle of Antietam. ... Follow John as he joins in, fighting to defend his unit during the bloodiest day of the Civil War."--Back cover.

Around the world, young people under the age of eighteen serve in militaries and as part of armed groups. Their experiences vary from carefully controlled, such as the stories of sixteen-year-old soldiers in the British Armed Forces, to harrowing, such as the cases of teens who are forced to take up arms or face violence to themselves or their families. This book spans the globe, looking at the experiences of young soldiers to contextualize their role in world events, relate the circumstances of their daily lives, and help readers understand how teen soldiers' lives are similar to other teens' in ways both big and small.

". . . looks at how ISIS is selecting and grooming the next generation of jihadists and what can be done to prevent a generation of lost children"--Amazon.

Looks at the lives of child soldiers around the world, discussing their role in world events and the circumstances of their daily lives, and helps readers understand how teen soldiers' lives are similar to other teens' in ways both big and small.