{"product_id":"soldier-boy-9780374305635","title":"Soldier Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647830253621,"sku":"ByrdShop_0374305633","price":48.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780374305635.jpg?v=1781697473","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/soldier-boy-9780374305635","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}