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The bite of the mango / by Mariatu Kamara ; with Susan McClelland.

Kamara, Mariatu. (Author). McClelland, Susan. (Added Author).

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When Mariatu set out for a neighborhood village in Sierra Leone, she was kidnapped and tortured, and both of her hands cut off. She turned to begging to survive. This heart-rending memoir is a testament to her courage and resilience. Today she is a UNICEF Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict.

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  • ISBN: 9781554511587
  • ISBN: 1554511585
  • ISBN: 9781554511594
  • ISBN: 1554511593
  • Physical Description: 216 pages : maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: [Toronto] : Annick Press, [2008]
  • Distributor: Buffalo, N.Y. : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Firefly Books.

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800L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.5 8 126920.

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Kamara, Mariatu > Juvenile literature.
Kamara, Mariatu > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
War victims > Sierra Leone > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Amputees > Sierra Leone > Biography > Juvenile literature.
War victims > Sierra Leone > Juvenile biography.
Amputees > Sierra Leone > Juvenile biography.
Victimes de guerre > Sierra Leone > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Amputés > Sierra Leone > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002 > Personal narratives > Juvenile literature.
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002 > Children > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002 > Juvenile personal narratives.
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002 > Children > Juvenile biography.
Sierra Leone > Histoire > 1991-2002 (Guerre civile) > Récits personnels > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Sierra Leone > Histoire > 1991-2002 (Guerre civile) > Enfants > Biographies > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
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Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

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