Anna Perera

The writing is amazing. The author creates such vivid imagery that awakens all of your senses. Even though this is Aaron's voice, it is uneven to the point of being unrelated stories. I found it hard to follow and only kept reading because I loved the writing. The ending is thought provoking.

Pros: Exceptional, sensory writing will draw you into an unknown but very real world. The journey is jaw-dropping and will give you a lot to think about.

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Amazon summary: Fifteen-year-old Aaron lives amongst the rubbish piles in the slums of Cairo. His job? To collect broken glass. His life? Wasted. His hope? To find a future he can believe in. Today in Cairo, Egypt, there is a city within a city: a city filled with garbage--literally. As one of the Zabbaleen people, Aaron makes his living sorting through waste. When his family kicks him out, his only alternatives are to steal, beg, or take the most nightmarish garbage-collecting job of all. Perera- author of Guantanamo Boy. Pair with 'Trash' by Andy Mulligan. Both deal with children surviving on rubbish and waste. One set in Egypt and one set in India.… (mehr)