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“My name is Sami, and I live in the time of the troubles. It is a time of guns and bombs. It is a time that has lasted all my life, and I am ten years old.”

Children War Violence Bombs Guns Lebanon

Book:Sami and the Time of the Troubles: A Moving Story About a Lebanese Boy in a War-Torn City for Kids

Source: Sami and the Time of the Troubles: A Moving Story About a Lebanese Boy in a War-Torn City for Kids

“I find a piece of wood that looks like a gun and help Amir find one, too. "My brother has a real gun," he says. We run, we hide, we pretend to shoot, we pretend to die. I see my mother at a stall buying flowers, and she frowns at me. She does not like for me to play this game.”

Children War Games Guns Lebanon Playing Playing War

Book:Sami and the Time of the Troubles: A Moving Story About a Lebanese Boy in a War-Torn City for Kids

Source: Sami and the Time of the Troubles: A Moving Story About a Lebanese Boy in a War-Torn City for Kids