Golden boy /
A Tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skin.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,
[2013]
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| Summary: | A Tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skin. Light eyes, yellow hair and white skin-- Habo is an albino, strange and alone. His father, unable to accept Habo, abandons the family. When they are forced from their small Tanzanian village, Habo knows he is to blame. The family seeks refuge in with an aunt in Mwanza. But they hunt Albinos in Mwanza because Albino body parts are thought to bring good luck. And soon Habo is being hunted by a fearsome man with a machete. To survive, Habo must not only run, but find a way to love and accept himself. |
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| Physical Description: | 354 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780399161124 (hardcover) : 0399161120 (hardcover) : |