Genocide in Darfur by Janey Levy
Genocide in Darfur by Janey Levy is a new book that just came out this month. Written for the 14-17 age level, it’s a great new addition to the library of Darfur reading, especially for children.
Genocide in Darfur is easy to read, has an excellent format and great photos. It’s split into five sections: a brief history of genocide in general, Sudan’s timeline and the events that lead up to the genocide, the actual genocide, insight into the victims and aggressors, and how the world is responding to the genocide in Darfur. At the back of the book, there is a timeline, a glossary, resources for more information and further reading, and a bibliography.
While I didn’t find any of the content original (all the stories referenced other books which I had already read), Genocide in Darfur is a great reference book that I’d recommend as an excellent introduction for children and teenagers to the atrocities in Darfur.
Another book for children, but at a younger reading level, that I would recommend about the genocide in Darfur is The Sudan Project: Rebuilding With the People of Darfur: A Young Person’s Guide by Melissa Leembruggen (read my book review and an interview with the author).
Other books I’ve reviewed about Darfur:
Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival by Jen Marlowe
The Devil Came on Horseback, Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur by Brian Steidle and Gretchen Steidle Wallace
Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond by Don Cheadle and Jon Prendergast
The Translator, A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari
Guest Post: Dennis Burke, Co-Author of The Translator, A Tribesman Memoir of Survival in Darfur
Tears of the Desert, A Memoir of Survival in Darfur by Halima Bashir with Damien Lewis
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Category: Book Reviews, History/World Events, Nonfiction
Tags: Africa, Darfur, E-H Title, Genocide, guest post, I-L Author, published 2008, Sudan
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awesome review. to the list! =]
on October 4th, 2008 at 11:35 am