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Contributor(s): Anderson, Natalie C. (Author)

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ISBN: 0399547622     ISBN-13: 9780399547621
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Young Adult Fiction | War & Military
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 650
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" L (0.84 lbs) 480 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
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Quiz #: 500584
Reading Level: 4.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 15.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Forced to become a child soldier, a sixteen-year-old Somali refugee must confront his painful past in this haunting, thrilling tale of loss and redemption by the bestselling author of City of Saints & Thieves. Now in paperback.

When Abdi's family is kidnapped, he's forced to do the unthinkable: become a child soldier in the ruthless jihadi group Al Shabaab. To save the lives of those he loves and earn their freedom, Abdi agrees to be embedded as a spy within the jihadi group's ranks, sending dispatches on their plans to the Americans. But it's a dangerous role and if Abdi's duplicity is discovered, he will be killed. For weeks, Abdi trains with the jihadi group, witnessing atrocity after atrocity. But after being forced into a suicide bomber's vest, Abdi finally escapes to Sangui City, Kenya. Homeless and shell-shocked, Abdi is picked up for a petty theft, setting into motion a chain reaction that forces him to reckon with a past he's desperate to forget.

In this riveting, unflinching tale of sacrifice and hope, critically-acclaimed author Natalie C. Anderson delivers another tour-de-force that will leave readers at the edge of their seats.

 
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