"Inspired by the real life experiences of a Sudanese boy, who, with thousands of others, fled for his life and spent months walking through deserts and crossing crocodile-infested rivers, only to spend years living in refugee camps. Many of these so-called Lost Boys of Sudan died from starvation, attacks by wild animals, and war, but many, like Jacob, survived. Through it all, Jacob is guided by the memory of his mother, and her belief in education as the key to escaping the cycle of violence." -- (p.4) of cover.