1. Chloë Hughes, Ph.D. Associate Professor Western Oregon University

2. “The real war will never get into the books.”

4. “I may not have hands, but I have a voice,” declares Mariatu.

5. As Beah says, “If I take revenge [and] kill another person [their] family will want revenge, and revenge and revenge and revenge will never end.”

6. “Let’s give children the opportunity to be happy; let’s give people the chance to live and hope, to help others, and bring an end to all the suffering.” Thura Al-Windawi

9. http://www.un.org/disarmament/education/Movies/ak4 7_guitar/