The Garbage King — Elizabeth Laird

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Paperback editions:

  • Paperback
  • Sep-2003
  • Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
  • ISBN: 0764126261
  • ISBN13: 9780764126260

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  • Paperback
  • Aug-2016
  • Pan Books (UK)
  • ISBN: 1509802959
  • ISBN13: 9781509802951

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  • Paperback
  • Nov-2025
  • Pan Books (UK)
  • ISBN: 1035034670
  • ISBN13: 9781035034673

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Hardcover editions:

  • Hardcover
  • Sep-2003
  • Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
  • ISBN: 0764156799
  • ISBN13: 9780764156793

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eBook editions:

  • eBook (Kindle)
  • Sep-2008
  • Macmillan Children's Books

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Description
Inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution, award-winning Elizabeth Laird's The Garbage King 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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