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Andy Mulligan (Author)
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Publication Date: 31 Mar 2011

Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it.

Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael's world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls into his hands. It's a bag of clues. It's a bag of hope. It's a bag that will change everything.

Soon Raphael and his friends Gardo and Rat are running for their lives. Wanted by the police, it takes all their quick-thinking and fast-talking to stay ahead. As the net tightens, they uncover a dead man's mission to put right a terrible wrong.

And now it's three street boys against the world...

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: David Fickling Books (PB) (31 Mar 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849920567
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849920568
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"One of my favourite novels of 2010, now in paperback with a new cover look. Reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, three dumpsite boys take on the world in this gripping and intensely moving story . . . Harrowing, exhilarating, humbling and quite brilliant" (Fiona Noble The Bookseller 20110128)

"Outstanding, hotly anticipated thriller . . . an exceptionally satisfying plot" (Amanda Craig The Times )

"Trash is a brilliant book. It's vibrant, exciting and incrediby well-written" (John Boyne )

"Wonderful - an exciting story with engaging characters told in a clever way with spare but lyrical prose . . . Trash comes highly recommended by me, and I don't have time to say any more about it because I'm off to read it again. And after that, I might read it again. And then again. You read it too" (The Bookbag )

"A thriller with moral weight and a complex structure" (Financial Times 20100911)

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable 4 Sep 2010
By L
Format:Hardcover
With the futuristic worlds of dystopian fiction so popular right now, Trash gives us something of a reality check. Set in a world that's poles apart from the consumerist societies the majority of Western readers are used to, it's a book that reminds us that not everyone has it so easy. On this planet, right now, only a plane journey or two from where we live, human beings live on dumpsites. In Trash, we explore this unfathomable existence through the eyes of characters who themselves are so accustomed to it that to them, it's mundane. It's their everyday reality, and that's what's so mindblowing.

Against this remarkable backdrop, the story of Trash unfolds. It's a story of many voices, the narrative shared between the dumpsite boys and those who have a part to play in their tale. Brave and honourable Raphael; his shrewd cousin, Gardo; Jun-Jun, who has nobody in the world to take care of him and lives alone amongst the rats. Generously, the job of narrator is passed to whoever has the most useful viewpoint to offer for the story's telling - each voice distinctive and likeable in its own way. They're characters who have nothing, but they risk their lives and their freedom for their faith in the actions of a man they've never met.

Full of mystery and intrigue, Trash is a page-turning tale of corruption and cunning and valour. Two boys find a single bag of apparently discarded belongings, and suddenly they can't ignore the adventure that's calling them. With the odds - and the ruthless authorities - against them, our unassuming heroes use their wits and their determination to evade capture, enlist the help of allies and crack the complex code at the heart of the mystery they've stumbled upon. For a relatively slim volume, this is a book with major impact.... Read more ›
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational 22 July 2010
By Mrs. J. Jones
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Andy Mulligan has vividly brought to life the world of kids who live on rubbish dumps all over the world. Seeing them in a documentary does not really convey the experiences of these children, their feelings, their hopes and dreams and the harsh reality of surviving in such a hostile environment. Fiction can be so much better at coveying the truth than documentary.

Raphael finds a bag on the dump and inside is a key which opens up a can of worms he and his friends could never have dreampt of in their worst nightmares. Assisted by his friends Gardo and Rat (aka Jun Jun), he slowly unravels the mystery he has stumbled upon and falls foul of the authorities in the process. Children in his world are expendable and disappear easily, despite the efforts of charity workers such as Father Juilliard and voluntary worker Olivia at the Mission School. However, these wily and resourceful children, albeit uneducated, show themselves capable of outwitting the adults and solving the riddle. They face danger with courage and loyalty and eventually the story resolves itself into a very satisfying conclusion. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the story well told, although the rapid changes in point of view can be slightly distracting, and I would recommend this book to anyone.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Super-exciting! 6 Sep 2010
By AlexR
Format:Hardcover
I heard about this book prior to it being published from various sources hyping it as one of the next great children's books. While this happens a lot, and normally disappoints, I am happy to say that this is one of those rare occassions where the credit and excitement is genuinely deserved. Trash is tremondously exciting from beginning to end. It is extremely well constructed and the pace and suspense is kept up throughout the book. The use of different narrators is something I particularly enjoyed and it doesn't feel unnecessary or gimmicky. The story itself makes you feel a whole variety of different emotions as the story unfolds. There is something about this book that I really loved and I highly recommend it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Trash: sweet and will definitely find an audience... 15 Aug 2011
By Els De Clercq
Format:Paperback
Trash is the story of 3 dumpsite boys, Raphael, Gardo and Rat, who live on the trash heaps of Behala and sort through it, hoping to find anything they can sell or recycle. Their lives are rugged, poverty stricken, unadventurous. This changes when the boys find something in the trash: a bag, with a key and a wallet. When the police show up to question them, even offer them money, the boys decide to evade the authorities to figure things out for themselves.
This books is clearly an obvious choice (maybe a bit too obvious) for class discussion in First World Country schools, where students often struggle to relate to what happens in a place like Behala. For younger teens it might very well be an eye-opener, or at least make them a bit uncomfortable about their cushy sheltered lives. At the same time there are a number of topics that are worthy of class discussion: poverty, bribery, corruption, moral ambiguity, environmental responsibility, etc.

On the other hand, the cat isn't exclusively overjoyed here, as it's really not the best written book, to be honest. The jumping to different narrators feels a bit amateurish, even awkward. Some perspectives also don't add anything to the overall concept or even readability of the book (e.g. Father Juilliard). I'd have much preferred to read exclusively from the boys' point of view.
Anyway, it's a good though fairly safe effort for a (young) teenage audience. Any attempt to get kids thinking about their environment and the world they live in, deserves at least a couple of stars.

PS I can so see another Slumdog Millionaire in the making here... (I didn't like that movie, btw).
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