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Child soldier : when boys and girls are used in war / written by Jessica Dee Humphreys & Michel Chikwanine ; illustrated by Claudia Dávila.

by Humphreys, Jessica Dee, author.

Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2015.

Subjects

Chikwanine, Michel -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Child soldiers -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Child soldiers -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Children and war -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 1997 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

9781771381260 (hbk.) :

47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Summary:

Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his schoolyard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the odds, Michel managed to escape and find his way back to his family, but he was never the same again. After immigrating to Canada, Michel was encouraged by a teacher to share what happened to him in order to raise awareness about child soldiers around the world, and this book is part of that effort. Told in the first person and presented in a graphic novel format, the gripping story of Michel's experience is moving and unsettling. But the humanity he exhibits in the telling, along with Claudia Dávila's illustrations, which evoke rather than depict the violent elements of the story, makes the book accessible for this age group and, ultimately, reassuring and hopeful. The back matter contains further information, as well as suggestions for ways children can help. This is a perfect resource for engaging youngsters in social studies lessons on global awareness and social justice issues, and would easily spark classroom discussions about conflict, children's rights and even bullying. Michel's actions took enormous courage, but he makes clear that he was and still is an ordinary person, no different from his readers. He believes everyone can do something to make the world a better place, and so he shares what his father told him: If you ever think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a room with a mosquito...

Audience:

For ages 10-14.

Copy/Holding information

Location	Collection	Call No.	Copy	Status
Aina Haina Public Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Hu	Graphic	Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Hawaii State Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Hu	GrNov	Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Kailua-Kona Public Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Hu	Graphic	Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Kapolei Public Library	YA -- Biography	B Chikwanine Hu		Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Kealakekua Public Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Hu	Graphic	Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Liliha Public Library	YA -- Biography	B Chikwanine Hu		Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
McCully-Moiliili Public Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Hu		Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Naalehu Public Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Hu	Graphic Novel	Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Humphreys	Graphic	Checked In	Add Copy to MyList
Waialua Public Library	J -- Juvenile Biography	B Chikwanine Hu	Graphic Novel	missing from shelf	Add Copy to MyList

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