The Garbage King

The Garbage King
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Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780330478021
ISBN-13 : 0330478028
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Book Synopsis The Garbage King by : Elizabeth Laird

Download or read book The Garbage King written by Elizabeth Laird and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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