Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan 
By Mary Williams
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
9781584302322
Eight-year-old Garang is tending cattle far from his family's home in southern Sudan when war comes to his village. Frightened but unharmed, he returns to find everything has been destroyed.
Soon Garang meets other boys whose villages have been attacked. Before long they become a moving band of thousands, walking hundreds of miles seeking safety — first in Ethiopia and then in Kenya. The boys face numerous hardships and dangers along the way, but their faith and mutual support help keep the hope of finding a new home alive in their hearts.
Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story of remarkable and enduring courage, and an amazing testament to the unyielding power of the human spirit.
- Awards
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Notable Books for a Global Soceity
International Reading Association
Children's Books of the Year
Outstanding Merit
Bank Street College Children's Book Committee
Children's Picks List for Fall 2005
Book Sense
2006 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor
Books Reflecting Diversity:
A Look Into a Wilder World
Bank Street College Children's Book Committee
More awards... - Interest Level
- Grades 2 - 5
- Reading Level
- Grades 2 - 3
- Themes
- War, Overcoming Obstacles, Education, Discrimination, Coping with Death, African/African American Interest
- Accelerated Reader
- Level: 4.7
Points: 1.0
Mary Williams has lived throughout the United States and Africa. She has held positions with several humanitarian organizations, including the International Rescue Committee and UNESCO. In 2000, Williams created the Lost Boys Foundation, dedicated to raising awareness about The Lost Boys and organizing resources to help them. She is the adopted daughter of Jane Fonda and a trustee of The Fonda Family Foundation. Williams lives in Atlanta, Georgia. This is her first book.
R. Gregory Christie received his fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has illustrated several books for LEE & LOW (see titles to the right). A three time recipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, Christie lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can see more of his work at gas-art.com
