Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Willliams and R. Gregory Christie ill. New York: Lee &Low Books, 2005.

ISBN: 978-1-58430-232-2

Annotation: Fictionalized story of the real life terror experienced by thousands in the 1980’s. A young boy joins thousands of other boys running away from the destruction and carnage of the civil war in Sudan traveling over 100 miles to reach a refugee camps and safety. The author founded The Lost Boys Foundation and the book comes from the stories she heard of heroic escapes. An afterward shares the true events of the resettlement of over 3800 boys into the United States. Winner of the ALA Notable Books Award 2006

Media: acrylic paintings

Curricular Connections: 5-8th grades:History, War, Refugees, Orphans

Rating: 5Q/5P

RAC 7.28.09

Williams, M. (2005). Brothers in hope: the story of the lost boys of Sudan. New York: Lee & Low Books. 9781584302322 4Q/3P

Summary: Garang is orphaned when forces from the northern Sudanese forces attack his village. He must lead his fellow orphans to Ethiopia, then Kenya, to escape death and find asylum.

Media: Acrylic

Curricular connections: Grades 6-8. History, social studies, politics, culture.

KEM 3/28/08