by Andy Mulligan
Raphael lives in a slum and works on a rubbish tip, rifling through daily trash to find anything worth keeping or selling. One day he and his friend Gardo find a bag, inside which is money, ID, a key, and a letter and map. The letter is addressed to someone in prison, and when googled, the photo ID belongs to a man who the police are after. The boys find themselves mixed up in a case of government fraud, murder and police pay-offs. Will they discover the truth before they are killed?A great book detailing not just the adventure but also life for the boys living in boxes or underground with rats, and the inescapable work of rubbish rifling for the rest of their life. Makes you feel so lucky to be living in a civilised western society.
Andy Mulligan is also the author of the great Ribblestrop series for 9-12, set in a school for a colourful bunch of characters!
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