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CHILD SOLDIERS Journalist Jimmie Briggs reads from his book “Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War” (Basic Books), about the lives of children in the war-torn countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Colombia, and Afghanistan. Mr. Briggs profiles children who serve as porters, spies, soldiers, and “wives.” Tonight, 7 p.m., the Half King, 505 W. 23rd St. at Tenth Avenue, 212-462-4300, free.
FIRST MOVEMENT Mary Anne Mohanraj reads from and discusses her book “Bodies in Motion” (HarperCollins), a series of short stories that chronicle the intertwined lives of two Sri Lankan families over the course of 50 years. Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper West Side, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
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