The non-fiction book I am reading is A Long Way Gone by Ishmales Beah. The quote I have chosen comes at an early part in the book when the author is explaining the physical and mental condition of the adult refugees that had come from war-torn areas. “The adults among these children from the war zones would be lost in their thoughts during conversations with the elders of my town. Apart from their fatigue and malnourishment, it was evident they had seen something that we would refuse to accept if they told us all of it (Beah 1). The description of the mental and physical condition the refugees are in has sparked my interest in finding out what they may have seen and experienced. Just on the first page, the book has me interested. The horror
