Forced to become a child soldier, a sixteen-year-old Somali refugee must confront his painful past in this haunting, thrilling tale of loss and redemption by the bestselling author of City of Saints & Thieves.
Now in paperback.
When Abdi's family is kidnapped, he's forced to do the unthinkable: become a child soldier in the ruthless jihadi group Al Shabaab.
To save the lives of those he loves and earn their freedom, Abdi agrees to be embedded as a spy within the jihadi group's ranks, sending dispatches on their plans to the Americans.
But it's a dangerous role and if Abdi's duplicity is discovered, he will be killed.
For weeks, Abdi trains with the jihadi group, witnessing atrocity after atrocity.
But after being forced into a suicide bomber's vest, Abdi finally escapes to Sangui City, Kenya.
Homeless and shell-shocked, Abdi is picked up for a petty theft, setting into motion a chain reaction that forces him to reckon with a past he's desperate to forget.
In this riveting, unflinching tale of sacrifice and hope, critically-acclaimed author Natalie C.
Anderson delivers another tour-de-force that will leave readers at the edge of their seats.
| Unthinkable | Become a child soldier in the ruthless jihadi group |
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