• Lopez Lomong Running For My Life
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    Running For My Life by Lopez Lomong: Book Review

    “Running For My Life” is the inspiring story of Lopez Lomong, a lost boy in Africa who ultimately finds himself running in the Olympics.    This book takes you on a journey, beginning with 6-year-old Lopez Lomong being yanked from his mother’s arms while attending church. The book is packed with descriptive and sometimes grueling scenes, while unfolding the life of Lomong.  When taken from the church, he described being picked up and thrown into the back of a truck.  He then bounced off another boy and landed on a hot, dirty, metal truck bed.  The truck was full of children from his church. Despite the circumstances, Lopez stayed positive.  While poor and hungry at the refugee camp,…