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At the age of 12, Sierra Leoneon Mariatu Kamara suffered more trauma than most adults could endure. Shortly after being raped (and impregnated) by a family friend, Kamara was captured by rebels who cut off her hands. Despite her wounds, Kamara walked out of the bush and sought help. En route to the hospital in Freetown, she was reunited with many of her family members, several of whom had also lost their hands in the rebel attack. They moved to an amputee camp in the city, where Kamara gave birth to a son, who died at 10 months from malnutrition. When foreign journalists interviewed Kamara in the camp, her story garnered international interest, including from a man in Canada who began sending aid to her. Through this and other assistance, Kamara was sent first to England, then Toronto, where she met journalist Susan McClelland (a past recipient of the Amnesty International Media Award), with whom she collaborated on this autobiography. The Bite of the Mango testifies to Kamara’s horrific trauma, but with the aim of fostering hope and reconciliation. In a fitting gesture, former Sierra Leonean child soldier Ishmael Beah provides the introduction. While parts of the narrative are absolutely compelling, not to mention gut-wrenching, the latter half is less successful, suffering from knowledge gaps (how did the amputees learn to care for themselves?) and loose ends (did Kamara receive her Canadian prosthetics?). However, because the text bears witness to a conflict most young Canadians will know little about, it deserves thoughtful reading, though its necessarily graphic nature makes it best suited to mature readers.
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A "must read" for teens. (Denise Moore HiRise 200809)
[starred review] This book will unsettle readers and then inspire them with the evidence of Mariatu's courage (Publishers Weekly 20081101)
[Best of 2008: Children's Books] A compelling, unmissable book. (January Magazine (Best of 2008: Children's Books) )
This haunting memoir adds an essential voice to the growing body of literature about Sierra Leone's civil war. (Booklist )
[Mariatu's] narrative is honest, raw, and powerful....The book sheds light on a plight of which many people are still unaware. (Kelly McGamay, Glenbard South High School Library, Glen Ellyn, Illinois Library Journal )
[starred review] This book will unsettle readers and then inspire them with the evidence of Mariatu's courage (Publishers Weekly 20081101)
[Best of 2008: Children's Books] A compelling, unmissable book. (January Magazine (Best of 2008: Children's Books) )
This haunting memoir adds an essential voice to the growing body of literature about Sierra Leone's civil war. (Booklist )
[Mariatu's] narrative is honest, raw, and powerful....The book sheds light on a plight of which many people are still unaware. (Kelly McGamay, Glenbard South High School Library, Glen Ellyn, Illinois Library Journal )
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