{"product_id":"they-poured-fire-on-us-from-the-sky-the-true-story-of-three-lost-boys-from-sudan-paperback-1","title":"They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlephonsion Deng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenson Deng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Ajak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Between 1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of other young boys known as the Lost Boys, took flight from the massacres of Sudan's civil war. They set out in search of refuge with little more than the clothes on their backs and walked nearly one thousand miles, sustained only by the sheer will to live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Poured Fire on Us From the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply affecting account of that unimaginable journey. With the purity of their child's-eye vision, the three boys recall how they endured hunger, malaria, life-threatening predators, and a war that threatened to overwhelm them. Now updated with a new afterword, \u003ci\u003eThey Poured Fire on Us From the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating, timeless portrait of a childhood hurled into wartime and an inspiring story of survival.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlephonsion and Benson Deng\u003c\/b\u003e and their cousin \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Ajak \u003c\/b\u003eleft the Sudan in 1987 and were relocated in 2001 from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to the United States as part of an international refugee relief program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50121860120824,"sku":"9781541706330","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/7yEKoi8eC69781541706330.webp?v=1786017044","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/they-poured-fire-on-us-from-the-sky-the-true-story-of-three-lost-boys-from-sudan-paperback-1","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}