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They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
Author: Benson Deng, Alphonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak
A stunning literary survival story, hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a "moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender." Across Sudan, between 1987 and 1989, tens of thousands of young boys took flight from the massacres of Sudan's civil war. They became known as the Lost Boys. With little more than the clothes on their b...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781586483883
ISBN-10: 1586483889
Publication Date: 6/12/2006
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Public Affairs Press (NY)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Yoni avatar reviewed They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan on + 327 more book reviews
Harrowing story of 3 Lost Boys from Sudan. Brutal yet ultimately beautiful and bittersweet.
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A wonderful book. Another book club pick that I would never have attempted on my own, and I feel so enriched that I did. Whenever I think of this book, I look around me and say a prayer of thanks. This book is a gift in this manner.


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