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Ideal for children and young readers interested in friendship, resilience, and social issues, especially those keen to explore stories rooted in real-world hardship.
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See moreA gritty, deeply moving story that shows how the human spirit can triumph in the harshest of worlds.
A gritty, deeply moving story that shows how the human spirit can triumph in the harshest of worlds.
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A gritty, deeply moving story that shows how the human spirit can triumph in the harshest of worlds.
"It's the elemental friendship story of fear and hope that will draw in readers." Booklist
Inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution, award-winning Elizabeth Laird's The Garbage King takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey.
When Mamo's mother dies, he is abandoned in the shanties of Addis Ababa. Stolen by a child-trafficker and sold to a farmer, he is cruelly treated. Escaping back to the city, he meets another, very different runaway. Dani is rich, educated - and fleeing his tyrannical father. Together they join a gang of homeless street boys who survive only by mutual bonds of trust and total dependence on each other.
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Booklist praises it as "the elemental friendship story of fear and hope that will draw in readers." School Library Journal highlights its unflinching look at harsh realities for children in developing nations, calling the novel powerful, moving, and inspiring for educational discussions.
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ISBN: 9781509802951
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 July 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books, including The Garbage King, The Prince Who Walked with Lions and The Fastest Boy in the World. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal many times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.
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