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YA
"Trash boys" Raphael Fernandez and his friend Gardo never find anything of value...until one day they do. A leather bag containing a wallet, money, map, and key sends the young men off on a life-changing quest. The setting (an unnamed third-world country in the not-too-distant future) and characters are vividly realized, and the story is hugely entertaining.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
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November, 2010