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A Long Way Gone By: Ishmael Beah
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About Ishmael Born November 23, 1980 Victim of a civil war in Sierra Leone Became a child soldier at the age of 13 Rescued by UNICEF and deprogrammed Left Sierra Leone in 1997 to come to New York. He attended high school and got a college degree from Oberlin College in 2004 in Political Science He returned home in 2009 with an ABC News crew to talk about his country and experiences. He works as an advocate for children worldwide through UNICEF now.
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Controversy: The Fog of Memoir In 2008, Ishmael was accused of getting his facts wrong by some Australian writers. Read “The Fog of Memoir” to learn more… Highlight important details about the book and the argument on both sides.
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