Schooled in bloodshed, child guerilla Paul Kagomi journeys to the capital with his friend Jilli and his gun, AK, intent on freeing Michael, the leader of their commando squad, from prison.

• ISBN: 9780385306089
• Author: Dickerson, Paul
• Published: 1992, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• Themes: child soldier, Escape, military
• Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 229