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The Garbage King (Paperback)

by Elizabeth Laird (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books; New edition edition (2 April 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330415026
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330415026
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,697 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is the story of children who live on the very edge of destitution. Dani and Mamo, and the gang of street boys that they join, have nothing and share everything. Their courage, loyalty and determination enable them to survive in the harshest of worlds.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A book to put things into prespective, 22 Jul 2004
This is one of the best children's books I have read in a long time, I volunteered to read all the nominations for the Askew's book awards, and this was by far the best. I tend to read more adult books, as I hate the whole enchanted forest and perfect world mentality that's bashed into most kid's books, but this delivered a harsh look at the growing poverty in Etheopia, and really did make me grately for my comfy chair and spotlight when I curled up in teh winter to read this book. I reccomend this book to anyone who craves a bit of reality in Children's fiction.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Garbage King- Seperates the rubbish from the riches in life., 26 Jul 2004
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I found that the Garbage King was a very sad and emotional story about a boy called 'Mamo' in Ethiopia. We first find that Mamo lives with his sister and is already living it rough, and as we journey through the book with Mamo things get tougher. But the question is, Is there a light at the end(And even if there is or isn't a light for Mamo, what about everyone else living it tough, rough...and in poverty). The garbage King puts everything into perspective, it teaches us not to take things for granted in life... it seperates the rubbish from the riches in life. I recommend this for everyone who's anyone.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Elizabeth Laird gets better and better, 18 Nov 2003
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This review is from: The Garbage King (Hardcover)
This book is just so good. It is set in Addis Abbaba, and tells the story of some street kids and their daily fight for survival. The story is actually a series of different stories of the individual street kids whose stories are all very different. What I liked most about the book is that it avoided the cliches of poor little motherless/fatherless children.
I am so looking forward to her next book coming out.
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