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The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird
22.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, ...Show more
The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
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 ...Show more
The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown by Elizabeth Laird
20.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Inspired by award-winning author Elizabeth Laird's own childhood growing up in post-war London, The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown is a classic coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of The Skylarks' War and I Capture the Castle.Charity Brown's life is about to change - her family have been left a hu ...Show more
The Prince Who Walked With Lions by Elizabeth Laird
23.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
The British Army is circling the stronghold of the King of Abyssinia. Its mission is to rescue the British Envoy, held prisoner. Watching with terror and awe is the king's young son, Alamayu. He knows that his father is as brave as a lion, but the fighting is cruel and efficient. By the time it is over, ...Show more
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
24.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird. Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care ab ...Show more