A Long Way Gone Summary

In "A Long Way Gone" Ishmael Beah and some of his friends found saftey in a army gaurded camp. The rebels began to near the camp so the army needed more soldiers and asked if anyone wanted to join them or they would have to leave the camp. So Ishmael and hid friends joined they got AK47's to fight with. They went through training and before each fight they would take white pills that gave them energy. In the time when they wernt fighting they were doing drugs like marajuana, cocain, and brown brown(cocain mixed with gun powder). Ishmael got used to killing because it became an everyday thing. But when they randomly take out some soldiers sending them to the rehabilatation camp they took Ishmael. He took a bayonet and a grenead with him to the camp. They got there and some rebel boys were also there. A big fight broke out and it was army vs rebels in the camp. Now they are being transported to a new camp.