Son of a Gun

by Anne de Graaf

Book Overview

I was crazy. Crazy mad. That's how I felt when I turned in my AK-47 rifle. The commanding officer's growl still haunts me: "This gun is your god. You listen to the voice of your god and go where your gun tells you."

This powerful and gripping story describes the journey of a brother and sister, eight-year-old Lucky and ten-year- old Nopi, who are kidnapped from school and forced to become child soldiers in Liberia's fourteen-year- long...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802854060
• ISBN13: 9780802854063
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary