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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Buffalo, NY : Annick Press, c2008.Description: 216 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1554511585
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 966.404/092 B 22
Summary: Describes the life of Mariatu Kamara, focusing on her experiences as a child during the civil war in Sierra Leone where she was raped, tortured, and had her hands cut off by juvenile rebel soldiers; and discusses her experiences after the war.
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Describes the life of Mariatu Kamara, focusing on her experiences as a child during the civil war in Sierra Leone where she was raped, tortured, and had her hands cut off by juvenile rebel soldiers; and discusses her experiences after the war.

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