Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008

A young boy unites with thousands of other orphaned boys to walk to safety in a refugee camp in another country, after war destroys their villages in southern Sudan. Based on true events.

Awards:
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books

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  1. By WOW Currents » Windows to the Worlds — Part 3 on January 25, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    [...] Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Gregory Christie is a fictionalized story of what actually happened to young men in southern Sudan during the civil war. The story begins with eight year old Garang Deng fleeing to Ethiopia. There he meets an American named Tom. Circumstances in the camp demand that he leave, this time for Kenya, where again he meets up with Tom. Tom leaves, only to return when Garang is 21. Tom explains he has told Garang’s story around the United States, and that Garang will be able to immigrate there. This picture book has beautiful acrylic paintings depicting the African landscape. An afterward explains the facts of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” stating that 3,800 young men have been brought to the United States after having to flee their native Sudan. [...]

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