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War Brothers: The Graphic Novel

  • Annotation:
    • Based on accounts from child soldiers, this work of fiction depicts Jacob, a 14-year-old Ugandan who is sent away to a boys' school. He is confident that he and his friends will be safe in the guarded school but they are abducted in the night by the Lord's Resistance Army. Thrown into a brutal war and facing the unthinkable, Jacob and his friends must survive and learn to live with their experiences.
  • Creator:
  • Publication Information:
    • Annick Press, Toronto, Canada, 2013
  • Color or Black & White:
    • Color
  • Genre:
    • Historical Fiction
  • Bibliography Available:
    • No
  • Original Language:
    • English
  • Historical Topic/Event:
    • Uganda--Lord''s Resistance Army
  • Geographic Setting:
    • Uganda
  • Date Range:
    • 2002 - 2012
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Graphic History

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Graphic History is a database of available/in-print graphic novels dealing with historical settings, events, or people. It is hosted by the University of Iowa Libraries.
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