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480 pages.
Summary: When Abdi's family is kidnapped, he's coerced into becoming a child soldier for ruthless militia group Al Shabaab. Agreeing to act as a spy for the Americans in the hope of saving those he loves, Abdi soon finds himself so embroiled in the militia group that he's no longer sure what he believes. After finally escaping, Abdi finds himself on the streets of Sangui City, stealing what he can to get by and trying desperately to forget the atrocities he witnessed. However, he soon finds he can no longer run when an arrest for petty theft sets in motion a chain of events which force him to confront the past.