Mariatu Kamara with the help of Susan McClelland
2008
I would rate this book a 9 out of 10 for its inspiration. This book is an autobiography about the life of Mariatu. She was a 12 year old girl living in African Village where she lived a nice childhood surrounded by her loved ones. Then one fateful day she was told to go get food from a nearby village. When she got there rebels, some no older than poor Mariatu herself, attacked. One of the many things that happened that day was the cutting off of both of Mariatu’s hands. Miraculously she survived, but that was the beginning of an unimaginable journey from the African refugee camp to the streets of London to a new home in Canada.
Reviewed by Anna 8 grade
