Setting
What kind of war is happening
Civil War
Who is Ishmael, and his last name
The author, Beah
Ishmael is recruited into which group
government army
Who helps Ishmael heal at the rehab center
Esther
One major theme is the loss of this
innocence
Which places are being attacked, places where ishmael and friends often stop at
Villages
Country he was born in
Seirra leone
This emotion largely controls all child soldiers
Anger
talking about his past helps ishmeal what
heal
The war shows how kids can get effected in what two ways
Emotionally and mentally
Where did many people escape to and even find home within
Forest/Jungle
What type of writing is this book
A memior
The most common weapon used in the book
A gun
The rehab center teaches ishmeal that this action is possible
Ishmaels story shows that people can change despite this
a violent past
Where is Ishmael eventually taken too after war to recover
Rehabilitation center
What country does Ishmael Beah move too post war
USA
Ishmael is taught to see the enemy as this
evil or less then human
Ishmael struggles to do this after the war
trust people
This quality helps ishmeal survive and recover
resilience
refugees
The impact of war on Children
The drugs often motivate kids to what
Fight and kill
Music helps ishmeal reconnect with this part of himself
his childhood
Overall theme of the book is this
to help and prevent child soldiers