The novel Beasts of No Nation was written in 2005, won best book of the year and was featured in a number of publications. It has been made into a movie but is yet to be released and the rights have been bought by Netflix
The book is about a boy named Agu; he has a relatively normal childhood, wants to go to school but ends up through brutal force becoming a child soldier. The writing is descriptive and the use of language is from the perspective of a child, which sets the right tone. It allows the reader to engage in the raw emotions of war and the conflict of innocence facing the young, who have to act like adults.