A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier » (Unabridged)

Ishmael Beah came to the United States when he was seventeen and graduated from Oberlin College in 2004. He is a member of Human Rights Watch Children's Division Advisory Committee and has spoken before the United Nations on several occasions. He lives in New York City.

Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and became a child soldier.

The Washington Post - Carolyn See

Everyone in the world should read this book. Not just because it contains an amazing story, or because it's our moral, bleeding-heart duty, or because it's clearly written. We should read it to learn about the world and about what it means to be human.