Awards, Press, & Talks
Awards
They Poured Fire On Us from the Sky
- A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
- A Washington Post Best Book of the Year
- Christopher Award Winner for Adult Books
- Peacemaker Award Winner
Disturbed In Their Nests
- Winner of the 2018 Nautilus Gold Award for Mulicultural and Indigenous
- A San Diego Union-Tribune Pick of Top Ten Books for Fall
Press & Reviews
The Los Angeles Times, “Exodus of ‘The Lost Boys of Sudan'”
Washington Post, “On the Ground with Africa’s Heroic Youth, in Sudan and Elsewhere”
The Minneapolis Star Tribune, “A ‘Lost Boy’ from Sudan Widens Horizons”
NPR Talk of the Nation, “‘Lost Boys of Sudan’ Finally Find a Home”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Former ‘Lost Boy of Sudan’ Marvels at U.S. Freedoms”
KPBS, “‘Lost Boy’ Shares Refugee Experience and New Life in San Diego”
Keynotes & Talks
Our Immigrant Story
Alephonsion Deng
Reading Festival
Alephonsion Deng, Judy Bernstein
Disturbed In Their Nests
Alephonsion Deng, Judy Bernstein
They Poured Fire On Us From the Sky
Alephonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak, Judy Bernstein
Lost Boys of Sudan
Alephonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak
Across Worlds
Alephonsion Deng
Excerpts from Buena Vista University Talk
Be Conscious and Care
Alephonsion Deng
Always Ask for Help
Alephonsion Deng
Lesson Learned
Alephonsion Deng
The Way I Learned
Alephonsion Deng
Like Something to Drink?
Alephonsion Deng
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