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The Garbage King

by Elizabeth Laird

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This book by the famous children?s author is set in Ethiopia and features a group of street children battling against the odds.

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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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