Sierra Leone Children's Recovery

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How child soldiers heal after the trauma of war

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Theresa S. Betancourt has followed the lives of children who returned home after being forced to fight in the civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 .

She shares what she has learned about the factors that have helped some of these people recover and even thrive.

Shadows into Light is both heart-wrenching and heartening.

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English

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