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Title: a long way gone
Author: Ishmael Beah

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The book is about a young boy named "Ishmael Beah", who's country is being attacked by rebels. He faces different trials throughout his journey of growing up in a country where war is taking place.

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Setting: Sierra Leone
Time Period: 1993

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1. Ishmael Beah
2. Esther
3. Uncle Tommy
4. The lieutenant
5. Laura Simms
6. Junior

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In the beginning, the motivation for the journey was to hopefully find his family and stay alive as war broke out. As hope was lost of finding his family, his motivation changed to helping fight off the rebels as a young soldier.

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I recommend this book to those who can read without being depressed after reading it. The story told by Ishmael Beah have many parts within the book that is very depressing after reading. Overall, the book is wonderful and gives us an inside of how it may be in other countries.

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Why this quote is important to Ishmael Beah 

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Why this quote is important to Ishmael Beah 

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~Chapter 11, Page 89 "I look forward to getting to the village. Ah, I will give my mother a very tight hug."
~ This quote is important because it gives one of the motivations of why Ishmael Beah takes his journey.