Don't look back: a memoir of war, survival, and my journey from Sudan to America
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New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, ©2022.
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Book
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First edition.
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345 pages : geneological table ; 22 cm
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Ages: 12-18.
Status:
North Haven Young Teen Biography
YT BIOGRAPHY Deng, Achut
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"I want life. For ten years, Achut Deng surrived at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya after her family was ripped apart by the Second Sudanese Civil War. But Achut wanted to do more than merely survive. She wanted to live. The twenty-two-year civil war essentially orphaned over 20,000 children and drove them from their villages in southern Sudan. Some of these children walked over a thousand miles, through dangerous war zones and across unforgiving deserts. They are often referred to as The Lost Boys. But there were girls, too. Achut Deng was one of them. This is her story. It's a story of unimaginable hardship and selfless bravery, of tormenting physical pain and amazing emotional resilience, of unbreakable bonds of friendship and family. It's a story about what happens when your dream comes true, only to give way to a new nightmare. It's about how hard you will fight to save your own life"--

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9780374389727, 0374389721
Lexile measure:
910

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"I want life. For ten years, Achut Deng surrived at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya after her family was ripped apart by the Second Sudanese Civil War. But Achut wanted to do more than merely survive. She wanted to live. The twenty-two-year civil war essentially orphaned over 20,000 children and drove them from their villages in southern Sudan. Some of these children walked over a thousand miles, through dangerous war zones and across unforgiving deserts. They are often referred to as The Lost Boys. But there were girls, too. Achut Deng was one of them. This is her story. It's a story of unimaginable hardship and selfless bravery, of tormenting physical pain and amazing emotional resilience, of unbreakable bonds of friendship and family. It's a story about what happens when your dream comes true, only to give way to a new nightmare. It's about how hard you will fight to save your own life"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages: 12-18.,Farrar Straus Giroux.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Deng, A., & Hutton, K. (2022). Don't look back: a memoir of war, survival, and my journey from Sudan to America. First edition. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Deng, Achut and Keely, Hutton. 2022. Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey From Sudan to America. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Deng, Achut and Keely, Hutton, Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey From Sudan to America. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022.

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Deng, Achut, and Keely Hutton. Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey From Sudan to America. First edition. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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