Little Soldier is a 1999 children's novel by Bernard Ashley. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and 2000 for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.[1][2]
.jpg) First edition (publ. Orchard Books) | |
| Author | Bernard Ashley |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
Publication date | January 1, 1999 |
| ISBN | 9781860398797 |
Plot summary edit
Kaninda, who escaped when his family was gunned down in their own home in Africa, is now in London. He longs to escape back to his country of Lasai so that he can avenge his family. Meanwhile, on the streets of London another form of tribal warfare - gang warfare - threatens to draw him in.
Footnotes edit
- ^ The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
- ^ The Guardian (28 March 2000). "Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2000". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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