Told through the eyes of a young sister and brother caught up in the Liberian Civil War, this story depicts the lives of child soldiers.  De Graaf's research grounds the book in fact, and the character's voices give a sense of the horror and hope they experience.

• Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2013 (Honor Title)
• Age: Older
• Format: Book
• ISBN: 9780802854063

Notes

Published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Originally published in Dutch in 2006 as "Kind Van de Oorlog."