One day the soldiers came : voices of children in war / Charles London.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

London, Charles, 1980-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and war.

Child soldiers.

Refugee children.

Physical Description:

xviii, 265, 16 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Voices of children in war

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperPerennial, [2007]

Summary:

In this powerful book, London explores the world of refugee children and compiles stories and drawings of children from Congo, Burma, Kosovo, Sudan, and Rwanda. Photos & line drawings.

Contents:

"Innocent in the ways of the world": childhood and war

"Then he lined us up": children fleeing

"We can't stay here": migrants and refugees in hiding

"I am getting used to living here": children in camps, shelter, and on the streets

"The things I've done": children as soldiers

"Surviving the peace": coming of age in post-war Kosovo and Bosnia

"God has something in store": what becomes of war's children.

Notes:

"With a foreword by Robert Coles"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-257).

"P.S., insights, interviews & more"--Cover.

ISBN:

9780061240478

0061240478

OCLC:

148889124