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

Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.

Eight-year-old Garang is tending cattle far from his family's home in southern Sudan when war comes to his village. Frightened but unharmed, he returns to find everything has been destroyed.

Soon Garang meets other boys whose villages have been attacked. Before long they become a moving band of thousands, walking hundreds of miles seeking safety -- first in Ethiopia and then in Kenya. The boys face numerous hardships and dangers along the way, but their faith and mutual support help keep the hope of finding a new home alive in their hearts.

Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable and enduring courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 04/01/2013
ISBN: 9781584302322
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 11.10w x 0.40d
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2005 pg. 549
Booklist 05/01/2005 pg. 1584
School Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 131
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2005 pg. 55
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 294 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Black Issues Book Review 11/01/2005 pg. 41
Multicultural Review 12/01/2005 pg. 105
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 26
Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2006 pg. 30
Library Journal 06/27/2005

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 87506 / Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1