| Ghost Boys Contributor(s): Nanji, Shenaaz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1988449138 ISBN-13: 9781988449135 Publisher: Mawenzi House Publishers Ltd. OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Middle East |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fiction. Young Adult. Teen fiction. Ages 12+. Finalist for the 2018 SYRCA Snow Willow Award Finalist. Fifteen-year-old Munna lives with his Ma and sisters in a small town in India. Determined to end his family's misfortunes, he is lured into a dream job in the Middle East, only to be sold. He must work at the Sheikh's camel farm in the desert and train young boys as jockeys in camel races. The boys, smuggled from poor countries, have lost their families and homes. Munna must starve these boys so that they remain light on the camels' backs, and he must win the Gold Sword race for the Sheikh. In despair, he realizes that he is trapped and there is no escape. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nanji, Shenaaz: - Shenaaz Nanji's Child of Dandelions, a novel about the expulsion of Uganda's Asians, was shortlisted for the 2008 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. Her other books include Indian Tales, An Alien in my House!, and Treasures for Lunch. She holds an MFA from Vermont College and lives in Calgary. |