Bibliograph

Lost boy, lost girl, escaping civil war in Sudan, by John Bul Dau and Martha Arual Akech ; with Michael S. Sweeney and K. M. Kostyal

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Label

Lost boy, lost girl, escaping civil war in Sudan, by John Bul Dau and Martha Arual Akech ; with Michael S. Sweeney and K. M. Kostyal

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lost boy, lost girl

Oclc number

502029857

Responsibility statement

by John Bul Dau and Martha Arual Akech ; with Michael S. Sweeney and K. M. Kostyal

Sub title

escaping civil war in Sudan

Summary

One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There's warmth as well, in their humorous tales of adapting to American life. For its importance as a primary source, for its inclusion of the rarely told female perspective of Sudan's lost children, for its celebration of human resilience, this is the perfect story to inform and inspire young readers

Target audience

juvenile

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