Publisher: Oolichan Books (June 1, 2013)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00FAOF45W
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Publication Date: September 1, 2012
A twelve-year-old African boy named Modou is orphaned when his family dies from AIDS. He leaves his remote village in the Sahel, attaches himself to an African holy man and becomes a beggar in the city. The street smarts he thus gains enable him to survive when he is separated from his mentor. Modou befriends another orphaned boy, Umaru, and together they cope with the trials of street life: abuse, hunger, police brutality and inept interventions by social agencies.
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About the Author
Trained as an anthropologist, Benjamin Madison lived and worked in West Africa for seventeen years, generally working in Education and Development. He lived for several years as a volunteer teacher in rural communities such as those featured in his remarkable collection of stories, The Moon? Fireflies (2010).