For several decades a brutal army of rebels has been raiding villages in northern Uganda, kidnapping children and turning them into soldiers or wives of commanders. More than 30,000 children have been abducted over the last twenty years and forced to commit unspeakable crimes.
Grace Akallo was one of these. Her story, which is the story of many Ugandan children, recounts her terrifying experience. This unforgettable book--with historical background and insights from Faith McDonnell, one of the clearest voices in the church today calling for freedom and justice--will inspire readers around...

The Agoga bird cries in the night when something bad is going to happen. What happened to these girls was unforgivable. A true story of haunting beauty and triumph. Because of the poetry and charm and sincerity of Anthony Barton's writing, you know at once that he not only cares deeply about the terrible ordeal Teresa and her schoolmates have to go though, but also about the land and people of a paradise torn to pieces. The sky tasted of mongongo nuts, and because the sky was so close and so delicious, people sometimes broke off more than they could eat and threw the leftovers on the village...