''Little Soldier'' is a 1999 children's novel by Bernard Ashley. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and 2000 for the

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize or Guardian Award was a literary award that annual recognised one fiction book written for children or young adults (at least age eight) and published in the United Kingdom. It was conferred upon the author ...

.The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
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Plot summary

Kaninda, who escaped when his family was gunned down in their own home in Africa, is now in London. He longs to escape back to his country of Lasai so that he can avenge his family. Meanwhile, on the streets of London another form of tribal warfare - gang warfare - threatens to draw him in.

Footnotes

1999 British novels British children's novels Novels about orphans Novels set in London 1999 children's books Orchard Books books Children's books set in London {{1990s-child-novel-stub