Francis Bok

Francis Bok spent his early childhood as a happy member of a Sudanese Dinka family. He took great pride that his father felt he would someday grow up and do great things. At the age of 7, Francis was allowed for the first time to go to the market to sell his family's goods. His mother put him in the care of 2 other children. Little did he know that this would be the last time he would ever see his family again. He was captured at the market and was bound in slavery for the next ten years.

This book is a fascinating read. It left me speechless and mortified to know that so much slavery still goes on all over the world. Bok reveals tremendous abuse and how he dealt with it and survived it, as well as about other children and their horrors. He covers his life of slavery, his escape and his mission now. A must read for everyone!… (más)

I give it a 5... it will definitely make you think about what is going on in the world, and make you realize how fortunate we really are. Francis Bok was abducted when he was 7 years old and forced into slave labor in Sudan... this is just saying it mildly. Somehow he held onto his Christian beliefs and hope for a better tomorrow, and ended up escaping when he was about 18 and with help was able to make it to America. I don't want to say anymore because I feel like I might spoil it for the next reader. I would say enjoy this read, but it's definitely not that kind of book… (más)