Publisher's Synopsis
"James Ayuen Buol was born in Aboudit village in southern Sudan, now the Republic of South Sudan. From the time James was born until he was 13 years old, he lived with his family in the one room of a grass thatch house in southern Sudan. James' parents were peasant farmers until their home village was attacked and destroyed by bombs dropped by the northern Sudanese Arab troops. Before James was driven out by civil war, he helped his parents during the farming seasons by looking after goats and calves in the village and a nearby local cattle camp. James' father got killed by lightning in 1988, and the family was left without a father who can help with duties. James' father used to help them with the man duties. During the difficult time due to the 1992 famine, conditions for the family grew desperate in Makuach village and the family and many others walked to Mading Bor, hoping to find some food there. The Arab troops that controlled Mad
