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A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk

A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk

Coates, Jan L.

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Publisher Price: $14.95

ISBN10: 0889954518
ISBN13: 9780889954519
Publisher: Red Deer Press
Published: Sep 30 2010
Pages: 286
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.40
Language: English
Awards: Governor General's Literary Awards, Independent Publisher Book Awards
When civil war strikes Jacob Deng's Southern Sudanese village, seven-year-old Jacob embarks on a seemingly endless journey that tests his courage and determination. His wise mama tells him that he must one day go to school to seek answers and help carve a better future for his people. Wadeng is a Dinka word meaning look to the future, it will be better; follow your dreams, and it, along with his precious Mama stone, becomes Jacob's talisman of hope, helping him remain strong on his seven-year search for a place of refuge.

Jacob and his young friends are confronted with war, starvation, dehydration, raging rivers, crocodile and lion attacks, and the evil Majok - the constant thorn in Jacob's side - as they struggle to survive on their own. As the boys work and grow together as a family, surviving in harsh conditions, against the odds, Jacob's boyhood desire to become a soldier wanes. Gradually, he comes to the realization that fighting doesn't improve anything and begins to embrace his mother's belief in education as the road to peace and stability. Inspired by the real life experiences of a Lost Boy of Sudan, this novel is about an extraordinary journey of courage, perseverance, and hope.

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