Father of the Lost Boys

Young Readers Edition

Yuot A Alaak

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Paperback

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English

Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
04 June 2024

Refugees & political asylum; Children's & Educational; True stories (Children's&YA); Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's&YA); Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)

The inspiring true story of a teacher and community leader who led

twenty thousand Lost Boys to safety during the Second Sudanese Civil War - now available for younger readers.

During the Second Sudanese Civil War, thousands of South Sudanese boys were displaced or orphaned. In 1989, teacher and community leader Mecak Ajang Alaak lead the Lost Boys on a four-year journey from Ethiopia to Kenya to protect them from becoming child soldiers. This is the account of that extraordinary true story as told by his son, Yuot, who walked beside him every step of the way. It is an inspiring tale about a man who never ceased to believe that the pen is mightier than the gun.

By: Yuot A Alaak
Imprint: Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 158g
ISBN: 9781760993900
ISBN 10: 1760993905
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 04 June 2024
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Yuot A. Alaak is an Australian writer whose memoir, Father of the Lost Boys, was shortlisted for the City of Fremantle Hungerford Award (2019).