Little Family by Ishmael Beah

Little Family by Ishmael Beah

A powerful novel about young people living at the margins of society, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together. Hidden away from a harsh outside world, five young people have improvised a home in an abandoned airplane, a relic of their country's tumultuous past. Elimane, the bookworm, is as street-smart as he is wise. Clever Khoudiemata maneuvers to keep the younger kids athletic, pragmatic Ndevui, thoughtful Kpindi, and especially their newest member, Namsa - safe and fed. When Elimane makes himself of service to the shadowy William Handkerchief, it seems as if the little family may be able to keep the world at bay and their household intact. But when Khoudi comes under the spell of the 'beautiful people' - the fortunate sons and daughters of the powerful - the desire to resume an interrupted coming of age and follow her own destiny proves impossible to resist. A profound and tender portrayal of the connections we forge to survive the fate we're dealt, Little Family marks the further blossoming of a unique global voice.

Ishmael Beah was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, in the year 1980. His work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Vespertine Press, LIT, Parabola, and a number of academic journals. He is a UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War; a member of the Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Advisory Council; an advisory board member at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence; a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Center for International Conflict Resolution; and a visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Center for the Study of Youth and Political Violence. On the effects of war on children, he has addressed the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and several panels. His book A Long Way Gone: Memories of a Child Soldier was nominated for a Quill Award in 2007 and has been translated into over thirty languages.

The book was ranked third among the top ten nonfiction books of 2007, according to Time magazine. Ishmael Beah earned his B.A. from Oberlin College. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780735211773
ISBN 10	0735211779
Title	Little Family
Author	Ishmael Beah
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Prentice Hall Press
Year published	2020-04-28
Number of pages	272
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