Kamara, Mariatu.
The bite of the mango / by Mariatu Kamara ; with Susan McClelland. - [Toronto] : Buffalo, NY : Annick Press ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Firefly Books, c2008. - 216 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
When Mariatu set out for a neighborhood village in Sierra Leone, she was kidnapped and tortured, and both of her hands cut off. She turned to begging to survive. This heart-rending memoir is a testament to her courage and resilience. Today she is a UNICEF Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.
9781554511587 (pbk.) 1554511585 (pbk.) 9781554511594 (bound) 1554511593 (bound)
20089036212
Kamara, Mariatu--Juvenile literature.
War victims--Sierra Leone--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Amputees--Sierra Leone--Biography--Juvenile literature.
War victims--Sierra Leone--Biography.
Amputees--Sierra Leone--Biography.
Sierra Leone--History--Civil War, 1991-2002--Personal narratives--Juvenile literature.
Sierra Leone--History--Children--Civil War, 1991-2002--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Sierra Leone--History--Civil War, 1991-2002--Personal narratives.
Sierra Leone--History--Children--Civil War, 1991-2002--Biography.
DT516.828 K35 / A3 2008
The bite of the mango / by Mariatu Kamara ; with Susan McClelland. - [Toronto] : Buffalo, NY : Annick Press ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Firefly Books, c2008. - 216 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
When Mariatu set out for a neighborhood village in Sierra Leone, she was kidnapped and tortured, and both of her hands cut off. She turned to begging to survive. This heart-rending memoir is a testament to her courage and resilience. Today she is a UNICEF Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.
9781554511587 (pbk.) 1554511585 (pbk.) 9781554511594 (bound) 1554511593 (bound)
20089036212
Kamara, Mariatu--Juvenile literature.
War victims--Sierra Leone--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Amputees--Sierra Leone--Biography--Juvenile literature.
War victims--Sierra Leone--Biography.
Amputees--Sierra Leone--Biography.
Sierra Leone--History--Civil War, 1991-2002--Personal narratives--Juvenile literature.
Sierra Leone--History--Children--Civil War, 1991-2002--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Sierra Leone--History--Civil War, 1991-2002--Personal narratives.
Sierra Leone--History--Children--Civil War, 1991-2002--Biography.
DT516.828 K35 / A3 2008