The Garbage King (HB) - Couverture rigide

Laird, Elizabeth

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1405019263 ISBN 13 : 9781405019262

Editeur : Macmillan Children's Books, 2003

Synopsis

Inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution, award-winning Elizabeth Laird's new novel 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. This is a gritty, deeply moving story that shows how the human spirit can triumph in the harshest of worlds.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books including The Garbage King, The Fastest Boy in the World and Dindy and the Elephant. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405019263
• ISBN 13: 9781405019262
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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