Soldier Boy

About this book

An unforgettable novel based on the life of Ricky Richard Anywar who at age fourteen was forced to fight as a soldier in the guerrilla army of notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony Soldier Boy begins with the story of Ricky Richard Anywar abducted in 1989 to fight with Joseph Konys rebel army in the Ugandan civil war (one of Africas longest running conflicts). Ricky is trained armed and forced to fight government soldiers alongside his brutal kidnappers but never stops dreaming of escape. The story continues twenty years later with a fictionalized character named Samuel a boy deathly afraid of trusting anyone ever again. Samuel is representative of the thousands of child soldiers Ricky eventually helped rehabilitate as founder of the internationally acclaimed charity Friends of Orphans. Working closely with Ricky himself debut author Keely Hutton has written an eye-opening book about a boys unbreakable spirit and indomitable courage in the face of unimaginable horror. This title has Common Core connections.