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Michael, Jan

City Boy

188 pp. | Clarion | May, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-22310-0 $16.00
(2) 4-6 A long, dusty bus ride brings newly orphaned Sam to a Malawi village. There he must adjust to sleeping on the floor and sharing his few possessions. When his prized blue sneakers disappear, Sam jumps to conclusions, then learns a lesson about humility. Michael portrays a country besieged by the AIDS epidemic while its people press on with their daily lives.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2009

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