A Long Way Gone :
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
Juniata College
Summer Reading 2007 :
Resources for Teaching, Learning,
and Collaborating
"...For in this hour when the dying night lingers
Unwilling to surrender its wakening darkness
Over your face and fevered brow, my torn fingers
Will stray bringing such comfort
As may calm your doubting heart."
~Abioseh Nicol (poet from Sierra Leone)
Information about Sierra Leone
The following Internet links provide reference information, maps, and news stories about the West African country Sierra Leone:
- Country Profile from BBC News
- Country Profile from CIA World Factbook
- Map from the United Nations
- Maps from University of Texas's Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- Collection of Links from sierra-leone.org (includes books and poetry, facts and statistics, government and education information, etc.)
- Selected Internet Resources from Library of Congress Portals to the World
- BBC News Crime Report about Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone
- New York Times Articles and Resources about the Trial of Charles G. Taylor (former president of Liberia and civil war instigator)
- History of and Information about African Civil Conflicts from the "Blood Diamond" Website
If you know of other relevant links, please let us know and we'll add to our list!