| ID | 021476 |
| Call Number | FIC/LAI |
| Title Proper | Garbage king |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Laird, Elizabeth |
| Publication | London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2004. |
| Description | 330p Yellow spine |
| Note | Set in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, the Garbage King is the story of Dani and Mamo two boys leading unbelievably different lives. Dani's home is a grand house full of servants Mamo has no home at all. But now they are both on the run. One flees a tyrannical father, the other escapes slavery. Brought together by fate they slowly become friends, trusting each other with their lives. Living with a street gang they have nothing and share everything, learning what they need to survive. |
| Standard Number | 9780330415026 |
| Price. Qualification | £4.99(Pb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | Friendship - Fiction ; Slavery - Fiction ; Missing persons - Fiction ; Child abuse - Fiction ; Abandoned children - Fiction ; Runaways - Fiction ; Homeless children - Fiction ; Squatter settlements - Ethiopia - Fiction ; Ethiopia - Social conditions - Fiction |