Nega Mezlekia recounts the experiences he had as a boy growing up in the city of Jijiga, Ethiopia, during the 1970s and '80s, including his forced enlistment in a guerrilla army.
The author, who was the chairman of the board of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, tells about his life as a member of the Vietnam generation and his goals to close the breach between those who served in the war and those who protested againstit.
Describes the daily lives of three young children from Greece: seven-year-old Stefanos, who lives in a city; eight-year-old Dimitria, who lives in a farming village; and six-year-old Chrysanna, who lives on the island of Crete.