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Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
Author: Uzodinma Iweala
In this stunning debut novel, Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. Haunted by his father's own death at the hands of militants, which he fled just before witnessing, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal nature of his new commander. — Whi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060798673
ISBN-10: 006079867X
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 160
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3.5 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Haunting, frightening portrait of the lives of child soldiers in Africa. I felt placed in the middle of this boy's life, and felt every ounce of his pain, fear, and finally, his resignation of his bleak fate.


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