They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng and Benjamin Ajak

The True story of three Lost Boys from Sudan.

We were fortunate to have an assembly on this very topic last month in the Middle School. I probably would never have ordered this book for the library or worse, I may never have read about the Lost Boys without that assembly. Thanks to Sara, Samantha and Mr. Silver.

I learned alot about the problems and suffering in the Sudan from the assembly but I learned so much more from reading the book. The book tells the stories of three boys, one five-year-old and two seven-year-olds, as they flee the sercurity of their homes and village and are forced to walk over a thousand miles without the assistance of family, parents or any adults in search of safety. It gives a child's eye view of the terror of trying to survive in the wilds of Africa.