▁En viron ments ▁wrote : ▁" The ▁chap ters , ▁composed ▁entirely ▁of ▁the ▁children ' s ▁written ▁or ▁recorded ▁statements , ▁cover ▁many ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁children ’ s ▁lives , ▁including ▁their ▁sense ▁of ▁self ▁(' I ▁am ▁a ▁child '), ▁families , ▁homes , ▁work ▁experience , ▁school , ▁custom s ▁and ▁play ▁(' S ometimes ▁we ▁have ▁fun '). ▁... This ▁is ▁not ▁simply ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁publish es ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁working ▁children . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁challeng es ▁our ▁Western ▁assumptions ▁about ▁health y ▁child hood . ▁It ▁pain ts ▁v ivid ▁pictures ▁of ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁like ▁to ▁grow ▁up ▁on ▁commercial ▁far ms ▁in ▁Z imb ab we , ▁with ▁work ▁respons ib ilities ▁from ▁a ▁very ▁young ▁age ▁integrated ▁into ▁education ▁and ▁up br ing ing , ▁as ▁a ▁legit imate ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁trad itions ." ▁ ▁In ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Ch ied za ▁Mus en ge zi ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ▁Women ▁Writ ers , ▁Sta un ton ▁compiled ▁A ▁T rag edy ▁of ▁L ives : ▁Women ▁in ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁Z imb ab we , ▁based ▁on ▁inter views ▁with ▁former ▁female ▁prisoners , ▁and ▁Women ▁of ▁Res ili ence : ▁The ▁Vo ices ▁of ▁Women ▁Ex - com bat ants ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Sta un ton ' s ▁own ▁short ▁story ▁" Paul ine ' s ▁Ghost " ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁P EN /