YA (Grades 8-12) PB Gold STR
The sequel to Chanda’s Secret (also in our library) is set in a fictional African country and revolves around Chanda Kabele, a young woman orphaned by AIDS who is the sole caregiver for Soly and Iris, her young brother and sister. Horrors of civil war are all around them and rebel attacks loom over them. When the ruthless General Mandiki crosses into the country, he and his men kill indiscriminately and capture all the children in their path, including Iris and Soly. The account of Chanda's tracking the children through the bush is intriguing and the brutality she witnesses is horrendous. The behaviour of the rebels and the traumas of the child soldiers are graphic and disturbing. Readers will wonder if these children can ever recover from what they have seen, what they have done.
Familiarity with the previous book isn't necessary as enough detail is given that Chanda’s Wars can be read on its own.
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