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Elizabeth Laird has had a love affair with Ethiopia - it's people's, culture, language and history - all her life. She lived and taught there for several years and returns often. The stories she learned from street children in Addis led directly to the writing of The Garbage King.

Her critically acclaimed children's books include Kiss the Dust (winner of the Children's Book Award), Secret Friends (nominated for the Carnegie Medal), Red Sky in the Morning, (Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the Children's Book Award), and Jake's Tower (shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal).

She and her husband divide their time between Surrey and Edinburgh.

The Garbage King

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      Publisher Pan Macmillan
      Published 6/26/2025
      ISBN-13 9781035034673
      978-1035034673
      ISBN-10 1035034670
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      Children & Teen Children & Teen Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Elizabeth Laird has had a love affair with Ethiopia - it's people's, culture, language and history - all her life. She lived and taught there for several years and returns often. The stories she learned from street children in Addis led directly to the writing of The Garbage King.

      Her critically acclaimed children's books include Kiss the Dust (winner of the Children's Book Award), Secret Friends (nominated for the Carnegie Medal), Red Sky in the Morning, (Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, shortlisted for the Children's Book Award), and Jake's Tower (shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal).

      She and her husband divide their time between Surrey and Edinburgh.

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