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.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330415026
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This book was entertaining and informative with a short glossary of words in Ahrmaric. However, it is much more suited to a younger reader but a good read nonetheless. I recommend it for those under fifteen years of age. More
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