The Garbage King - by Elizabeth Laird (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When disaster strikes their families, Mamo and Dani are compelled to live as street urchins in the slums of an Ethiopian city.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"It's the elemental friendship story of fear and hope that will draw in readers." --<i>Booklist</i><br><br>"The harsh reality that faces countless children in developing nations is confronted head-on in this powerful and moving novel. . . . Readers are sure to become involved in this compelling story, and teachers will find a wealth of inspiration to lead their students in further research." --<i>School Library Journal</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Elizabeth Laird</b> is the multi-award-winning author of such children's books as <i>Kiss the Dust</i>, <i>A Little Piece of Ground</i>, and <i>Shahnameh</i>. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times.
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