Ishmael Beah's Babes In Arms

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Babe in Arms

“In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.” William Boyd's book review discusses Ishmael Beah's hardship as a child soldier. The book review Babes in Arms, describes Ishmael Beah life as a child soldier during the Civil War in Sierra Leone and how it impacted his life forever.
The war impacted his life when he was 12 years old and he was recruited. Ishmael beah was recruited into the army when he was 12 years old. “Beah was 12 years old when the civil war in Sierra leone entered his life, in 1993.” (Beah 302 ) Beah was trained to grow up to living in war conditions.
The war impacted him because he was separated from his family. “A 12-year-old is
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