Golden Boy

Golden Boy

â‚¬Å“Harrowing but ultimately redemptiveâ‚¬Â¦the murder of Tanzania's albinos is a real and horrific phenomenon of the past 15 years, a cold fact that makes the fictional events in â‚¬ËœGolden Boyâ‚¬ more moving and consequential than those in any dystopian young-adult chase-drama.â‚¬Â
â‚¬"The Wall Street Journal

*"A riveting snapshot of one Tanzanian boy who makes himself matter."
â‚¬"Kirkus Reviews, starred review

*â‚¬Å“Readers will be haunted by Haboâ‚¬s voice as he seeks a place of dignity and respect in society. An important and affecting story.â‚¬Â
â‚¬"School Library Journal, starred review

Thirteen-year-old Habo has always been differentâ‚¬"light eyes,Â yellow hair and white skin. Not the good brown skin his family has and not theÂ white skin of tourists.Â Habo is strange and alone. His father, unable toÂ accept Habo,Â abandons the family;Â his motherÂ can scarcelyÂ look at him. His brothers are cruel and the other children never invite him to play. Only his sister Asu loves him well. But even AsuÂ can't takeÂ the stingÂ away when theÂ family is forced from theirÂ small Tanzanian village, and Habo knows heÂ is to blame.Â

Seeking refuge in Mwanza, Habo and his familyÂ journey across the Serengeti. His auntÂ is glad to open her home until she sees Habo for the first time, and then she is only afraid. Suddenly, Habo has a new word for himself:Â Albino. But they hunt Albinos in Mwanza because Albino body parts are thought to bring good luck.Â And soonÂ Habo is being hunted by a fearsome man with a machete. To survive, Habo must not only run, but find a way toÂ love and accept himself.
Country USA
Brand Puffin
Manufacturer Puffin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0142424501_used
Color White
ReleaseDate 2014-06-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780142424506

Country	USA
Brand	Puffin
Manufacturer	Puffin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0142424501_used
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2014-06-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780142424506

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