A Long Way Gone

“A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” is a memoir published in 2007 by former child soldier Ishmael Beah. The memoir is an account of his time in the Sierra Leone Armed Forces during the civil war in the country in the 1990’s. The book was applauded by critics for it’s accuracy and visceral depiction of the horrors of being a child soldier. In 2006 it was nominated for a Quill Award in the Best Debut Author category.