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Child soldier : when boys and girls are used in war /

Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his schoolyard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the odds, Michel managed to escape and find his way back to his family, but he was never the same again. Af...

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Main Authors:	Humphreys, Jessica Dee (Author), Chikwanine, Michel (Author)
Other Authors:	Dávila, Claudia (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : Kids Can Press, [2015]
Series:	CitizenKid.
Subjects:	Chikwanine, Michel > Childhood and youth > Comic books, strips, etc. Child soldiers > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Comic books, strips, etc. Child soldiers > Congo (Democratic Republic) > Biography. Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 1997- > Comic books, strips, etc. Children and war > Comic books, strips, etc.

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