They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
- ISBN13: 9781586483883
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Product DescriptionA stunning literary survival tale, hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a “moving, perfectly written account, by turns raw and tender. ” Across Sudan, between 1987 and 1989, tens of thousands of young boys took flight from the massacres of Sudan’s civil war. They became known as the Lost Boys. With small more than the clothes on their backs, sometimes not even that, they streamed out over Sudan in search of refuge. Their journey led them first to Ethiopia and then, driven back into Sudan, toward Kenya. They walked nearly one thousand miles, sustained only by the sheer will to live. They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky is three boys’ account of that unimaginable journey. With the candor and the purity of their child’s-eye-vision, Alephonsion, Benjamin, and Benson recall by turns how they endured hunger and strength-sapping illnesses. How they dodged the life-threatening predators-lions, snakes, crocodiles and soldiers-that dogged their footsteps. How t. . . More >>
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5 Customer Reviews of “They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan”
Jeanie Laurence wrote on January 30, 2010
I was prompted to buy this book because I saw the three young men on TV, and was impressed with them. I had just finished reading the Kite Runner which I loved, and this reminded me a small of that book-very small really. I found it to be too repetitious which is a polite way of saying dull after awhile.
Rating: 2 / 5
David L. Paulson wrote on January 30, 2010
This volume is highly accurate and more detailed than the very few other books available on the topic of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Unfortunately, for the average reader, the level of detail is a bit overwhelming and – frankly, rather dull – in places. I still give the book 4 stars for its accuracy and attention to detail.
Rating: 4 / 5
Trisha R. Allies wrote on January 30, 2010
THe book came quickly and was well packaged. No visible signs of wear. The book itself is brilliant! Excellent buy overall- glad I bought it.
Rating: 5 / 5
M. Herreid wrote on January 30, 2010
Had a book I wanted to buy and contacted Amazon on the internet and they had just what I wanted. Shipping was right on time and the used book I got was just as had been described on the internet . Was very pleased with the buy
Rating: 4 / 5
M. Allen wrote on January 31, 2010
I read the book 2 years ago and it’s as inspirational as any book can be. Things that I thought mattered are silly to me now. I nearly didn’t read it because anything about children suffering I stay away from. But each time I saw it in the book store it was calling me to pick it up. They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky. . . what an unusual name for a book. I wondered what it meant. And what is the significance of the red shorts? The book is so well written and powerful with just the perfect tone that even middle school children on up should read it. By the end you will feel this book is about 3 wisemen, not 3 boys. The book will teach you to forget about your ego and make you want to spread kindness in the world.
Rating: 5 / 5
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