AK

This is an awesome book. It is full of violence, but the most harrowing thing about it is that, although it takes place in the made-up country of Nagaland, it has many paralells with historical truth and with the present-day situation. I first read this book 5 or so years ago. I am now in college, and the more I learn about colonization and contemporary Africa, the truer AK seems. There really are child-soldiers like Paul... Read Full Review

AK is truly a book worth reading; it has action, adventure, drama, and friendship in it. With never-ending suspense around the corner, its hard to stop reading this book until you've finished it! With historical fiction embedded in the pages, you'll find it hard to believe that this is history! AK happens to center on a boy of 12 named Paul Kagomi. He is an orphen in the civil war of Nagala, where the NLA (Nagala Liberation... Read Full Review

Dickinson's novel of coming of age in the midst of civil war is far more than an adventure novel for teenagers. This is a very sensitive appraisal of the emotional costs of conflict that are all too real a part of growing up in many parts of the world.

What is unique about this novel is the portrayal of life on the African continent in one of these unstable countries. Governments that are here today are gone tomorrow, and adults reading this book will find it educational more so than Young Adults because of this element. However, it is an excellent tale for Young Adults in terms of action and adventure for it places a young boy into very adult minded situations. Books... Read Full Review

I am a 12 year old and I have red this noval. There are some parts of it that were very confussing for me and I had to ask the teacher. But by chapter 9 I at least understood the main parts and at the end of it It all came clear to me. So, if you are having trouble figuring out what the book is about read alittle more and maybe it will come to you.