'Lost Boys' -> Sudan's Child Soldiers

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For ‘Lost Boy,’ Vote in Sudan Is Homecoming

 

The election for the indefinite split of Northern and Southern Sudan has brought many people back to their motherland, including refugees and ex-combatants. In particular, there is a group that has been named the, “Lost Boys”. These boys were abducted at the beginning of the war, and thought they would never be heard from again. This article briefly describes the pain of being torn from your family, and also of reintegrating into a society after so many years. 

What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng

 

        This is a book authored by Dave Eggars, written in 2006. It is based off of real life stories from Valentino Achak Deng- a former child soldier in the Sudanese civil war the previous article describes. 

 

 Information from Erica McCauley