Trash (2010)

by Andy Mulligan

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Three boys live with hundreds of other families beside a city’s mountainous garbage dumpsite. Their days are spent picking through trash for something to use, something to sell, or something to eat. One day their lives change forever after one of them finds a bag that contains a wallet, a key, and a map.

KilmerMSLibrary | Apr 30, 2013 |

This was a DNF for me, thus no rating.

The book just didn't hold my interest. The writing was a little off; felt jagged.

thebookvixen | Apr 5, 2013 |

A compelling dystopian story with a suspenseful mystery at its center. (

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Sullywriter | Apr 3, 2013 |

In a future society, many kids must dig through trash each day, hoping to scavenge enough material to buy dinner. What if one finds something the police want? Would that change their lives for the better, or just make them a target? An interesting book for dystopia fans. (

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deforestRMS | Apr 2, 2013 |

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Behala's Mission School

Colva Prison

Naravo Cemetery

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Day of the Dead

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ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2011)

Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award

Carnegie Medal Shortlist (2012)

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My name is Raphael Fernandez and I am a dumpsite boy.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385752148, Hardcover)

In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three “dumpsite boys” make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city.

One unlucky-lucky day, Raphael finds something very special and very mysterious. So mysterious that he decides to keep it, even when the city police offer a handsome reward for its return. That decision brings with it terrifying consequences, and soon the dumpsite boys must use all of their cunning and courage to stay ahead of their pursuers. It’s up to Raphael, Gardo, and Rat—boys who have no education, no parents, no homes, and no money—to solve the mystery and right a terrible wrong.

Andy Mulligan has written a powerful story about unthinkable poverty—and the kind of hope and determination that can transcend it. With twists and turns, unrelenting action, and deep, raw emotion, Trash is a heart-pounding, breath-holding novel.

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Fourteen-year-olds Raphael and Gardo team up with a younger boy, Rat, to figure out the mysteries surrounding a bag Raphael finds during their daily life of sorting through trash in a third-world country's dump.

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