Article: AUTHOR OF 'THE JOURNEY OF THE LOST BOYS' TO TELL THEIR STORY IN FREE PRESENTATION NOV. 16, 2009

PARKERSBURG, W.Va., Nov. 3 -- West Virginia University at Parkersburg issued the following news release:

The remarkable story of "The Lost Boys of Sudan" will be chronicled in a free presentation Nov. 16 at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

Joan Hecht, author of the award-winning "The Journey of the Lost Boys," will tell their story along with one of the "Lost Boys," Atem Da'Hajhock, in a presentation at 11 a.m. in the college theatre.

The program is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow.

"The Lost Boys of Sudan" were separated from their families during a long-running civil war. An estimated 20,000 boys fled villages to avoid being killed by government forces or ...

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