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The Garbage King
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Author:
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Laird, Elizabeth
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Set In . . .
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Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
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Genre:
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Young Adult
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Time Frame:
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2000s
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Published:
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2003
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Description:
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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.
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