{"product_id":"2940169340839","title":"War Child: A Child Soldier's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan's civil war moved closeramp;mdash;with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resourcesamp;mdash;Jal's family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, on one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed; his father Simon rose to become a powerful commander in the Christian Sudanese Liberation Army, fighting for the freedom of Sudan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, Jal was conscripted into that armyamp;mdash;one of 10,000 child soldiersamp;mdash;and fought through two separate civil wars over nearly a decade. But, remarkably, Jal survived, and his life began to change when he was adopted by a British aid worker. He began the journey that would lead him to change his name and to music: recording and releasing his own album, which produced the number one hip-hop single in Kenya, and from there went on to perform with Moby, Bono, Peter Gabriel, and other international music stars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShocking, inspiring, and finally hopeful, \u003ci\u003eWar Child \u003c\/i\u003eis a memoir by a unique young man, who is determined to tell his story and in so doing bring peace to his homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Macmillan Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097887424752,"sku":"2940169340839","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169340839_p0.jpg?v=1763679925","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169340839","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}