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A review by librarybonanza
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan by Mary Williams
3.0
Age: 4th-6th grade
A fictional story based on the true events of the lost boys of Sudan. Through many tribulations, Garang must co-lead a large group of children (in reality 30,000 refugee children) under the age of 15 across Sudan into Ethiopia. The boys hold on to love and their religious faith to escape their war-torn country and grapple with their new reality.
While the story is captivating and filled with facts, it does not work well as a fictional picture story. The drawings capture the trauma well but fail at the love the boys kept in the hearts. The facts are to crammed packed for an effective fictional story.
A fictional story based on the true events of the lost boys of Sudan. Through many tribulations, Garang must co-lead a large group of children (in reality 30,000 refugee children) under the age of 15 across Sudan into Ethiopia. The boys hold on to love and their religious faith to escape their war-torn country and grapple with their new reality.
While the story is captivating and filled with facts, it does not work well as a fictional picture story. The drawings capture the trauma well but fail at the love the boys kept in the hearts. The facts are to crammed packed for an effective fictional story.