{"product_id":"the-garbage-king-by-elizabeth-laird-9781509802951","title":"The Garbage King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gritty, deeply moving story that shows how the human spirit can triumph in the harshest of worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It's the elemental friendship story of fear and hope that will draw in readers.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution, award-winning Elizabeth Laird's \u003cem\u003eThe Garbage King\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244573307116,"sku":"9781509802951","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509802951-the-garbage-king-1.jpg?v=1788002566","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-garbage-king-by-elizabeth-laird-9781509802951","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}