child soldiers

Rio Cruz and a crew of young disabled veterans are teamed up to sail around the world for charity--but when they are kidnapped by an psychotic African warlord and his band of child soldiers the trip of a lifetime turns into a nightmare journey into the African jungle.

A collection of essays that explore human rights violations and crimes committed during the civil wars in Liberia.

Nine-year-old Ender Wiggin has been given his own army of forty soldiers in a series of war games in preparation for an invasion from the deadly alien race that threatens to destroy Earth.

Reveals the world of Peter Pan through the eyes of Nick, a fatherless teen whose dreams of wonderland are replaced by the gritty reality of life and death, as Peter's recruits are forced into a lethal battle where the line between good and evil is blurred.

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States. Presented in Spanish.

Twelve-year-old Ender Wiggins, having been exiled to space after killing an entire alien race and being recruited by every army on Earth, finds his life in danger while on board the colony transport vessel "Shakespeare" and in the company of the jealous Admiral Morgan, the gold digger Dorabella Toscano, and Dorabella's beautiful daughter, Alessandra.

Argues that the problem of child soldiers being used by countries around the world has been oversimplified by humanitarian and government groups, drawing on examples from Sierra Leone, Palestine, and Eastern Europe to prove that child soldiers are not merely helpless victims.

Examines the increasing numbers of children in war torn areas around the world who have been forced into military service, and contains first-hand accounts from active and former child soldiers who describe the lives as combatants.

Discusses the stories of various children who were kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group in northern Uganda, trained to be killers, and forced to commit savage acts as soldiers.

To combat growing insurrection, the United Nations Space Command creates Spartan II, a super-soldier program using seventy-five children abducted from their homes and sent to Reach for training. Among these is a six-year-old boy named John, who will rise above the rest due to superior speed, intelligence, and adaptability to become the galaxy's most legendary warrior.