Welcome to Trashland
- Author Steve Cole
- Narrator Josef Israel
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Run Time 1 hour and 49 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Law, police and crime, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Money, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues, Children’s / Teenage: General interest.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
Listen to a sample
What to expect
Theo lives in a vast dumping ground for broken electronics in Ghana. He searches the trash for metal scraps to sell for cash, and dreams of going to school and escaping this harsh life. So when Emmanuel turns up with talk of buried treasure, Theo sees a chance to get out of Trashland. But Emmanuel draws the attention of a local gang, and Theo realises his new friend is keeping dangerous secrets …
Critics Review
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“This fast-paced story, told through deceptively simple text, will engage even reluctant readers” – The i Newspaper
“Tense and exciting” – LoveReading4Kids
“An accessible and important book that opens a window on the world that we often don’t get to look through” – The Letterpress Project
“A powerful eye-opener to the harsh reality we are creating for other parts of the world … had me gripped right from the start” – Kate Heap, reviewer
“With high stakes, bags of tension, difficult decisions and great characters … the exciting treasure hunt through the dumping ground will have readers on the edge of their seats and racing through the pages” – A Word About Books, blog
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