Deborah
Ellis has achieved international acclaim with
her courageous and dramatic books that give readers a
glimpse into the plight of children in developing countries.
An author and human rights activist, Ellis’ latest work,
Off to War: Voices of Soldiers’ Children, is
an account of the experiences described by children whose
parents are soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Ellis’ multi-award winning work has been published in
seventeen languages and she has donated more than half
a million dollars in royalties to Street Kids International
and to Women for Women. Ellis lives in Simcoe, Ontario.
Publications
Off
to War
Written by Deborah Ellis
(House of Anansi, 2008)
Resources
Off to War
Off to War (House of Anansi, 2008)
In Off to War: Voices of Soldiers’ Children Deborah
Ellis chronicles the lives of Canadian and American children
whose parents are serving in the military overseas in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
In Off to War: Voices of Soldiers’ Children Deborah
Ellis chronicles the lives of Canadian and American children
whose parents are serving in the military overseas in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
