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City Boy

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By Jan Michael
Publisher HMH Trade
City Boy
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Set in contemporary Malawi, a poignant account of an orphaned boys transition from city life to village life. Sams widowed mother has died from the Disease, and Sam is claimed by his aunt Mercy, who lives in the small African village where Sams mother was born and raised. The gap between Sams life in the city, where he had his own room, attended private school, and used a computer, and his new life in the dirtfloored oneroom hut, which he is to share with his aunt and cousins, is vast beyond imagining. Grief, loneliness, and the absence of everything familiar make for a rocky transition to a traditional culture where possessions count for little and everyone is expected to do his or her share.

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40671 words40,671 words
192 pages192 pages
Lexile 620LLexile 620L
Grade 6 to 9Grade 6 to 9
Age 11-14Age 11-14
Published 2009Published 2009

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Book ISBN:

9780547223100

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