Sharon McKay sets her new novel in Uganda, where Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has, since 1987, abducted up to 30,000 children from their villages and homes for use as soldiers and slaves. It is in these nightmarish times that the fates of 5 boys and a girl are entwined. Captured from their school by the LRA, the boys wait for rescue only to discover that if they are to survive they must rely on themselves. But friendship, courage, and resilience might not be enough to save them. Based in part upon interviews with child soldiers in Northern Uganda, War Brothers is a stunning depiction of the human cost of wars fought by children.

"War Brothers is a novel that very accurately portrays the criminality of adults who abduct kids to carryout crimes against humanity... This engrossing book is a vivid look at the hideous crimes committed by such groups and should be read by anyone wanting to know about Kony's LRA."
—LGen Roméo Dallaire (Retired)

"In this gripping and dramatic tale, Sharon McKay brings the horror of the war in Northern Uganda to life. Although hers is a work of fiction, the peril and loss that she so compellingly describes continue to be a sad reality for too many Acholi children today. Through her sensitive portrayal of their response to the harsh life of the child soldier, Ms McKay explores how these innocent victims of war come to grips with dangers and dilemmas that no child should have to confront."
—Allan Rock, former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations

"War Brothers is a haunting account of the traumatic experiences of child soldiers in northern Uganda. An important testament to the estimated 300,000 such children around the world who have been coerced into direct participation in armed conflict, this remarkable story is one that should be read by young adults everywhere."
—Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, President of The University of Winnipeg and Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996-2000