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War brothers

the novel
When Jacob and his friends are abducted and forced to become child soldiers in Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army, they await rescue but realize surviving may mean taking things into their own hands.

Beatrice's goat

2005
A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat.

Girl soldier

a story of hope for northern Uganda's children
2007
Recounts the experiences of Grace Akallo, who was forced to enter into the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda when she was only fifteen year old and endured savagery, starvation, and abuse with only her faith to help her.

Wanyana and matchmaker frog

a Bagandan tale
1998
A frog repays Wanyana's kindness by helping her pick the right man to be her husband.

Elizabeth of Toro

the odyssey of an African princess : an autobiography
1989

Kisses from Katie

a story of relentless love and redemption
2011
Katie Davis traveled to Uganda for a short mission trip over the Christmas break of her senior year in high school. She found herself so moved by the Ugandan people and their needs that she knew it was her calling to return to care for them. She is now in the process of adopting thirteen children there, and has established the ministry, Amazima, that cares for hundreds more. Here, she shares her story.

Child, victim, soldier

the loss of innocence in Uganda
2008
Discusses the stories of various children who were kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group in northern Uganda, trained to be killers, and forced to commit savage acts as soldiers.

First kill your family

child soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army
2009
Describes the experiences of children kidnapped into service for the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, in which boys are required to complete brutal initiations--murdering their parents, friends, and relatives--and girls are forced into sexual slavery and labor.

Beatrice's goat

2001
A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of Project Heifer.

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