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The Boy With Two Heads

The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs

The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India

Midnight Without a Moon

Fox and Rabbit

The Mystery Of The Pointing Dog (Liffey Rivers Irish Dancing Mysteries)

The Coming of the Dragon (Legacy of Beowulf Book 1)

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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Andy Mulligan, 2011

The Boy With Two Heads

Andy Mulligan, 2013

The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs

William Joyce, 1996

The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India

Marcia Williams, 2012

Midnight Without a Moon

Linda Williams Jackson, 2017

Fox and Rabbit

Beth Ferry, Laurel Heger, Gergely Dudas, 2020

The Mystery Of The Pointing Dog (Liffey Rivers Irish Dancing Mysteries)

Brenna Briggs, 2014

The Coming of the Dragon (Legacy of Beowulf Book 1)

Rebecca Barnhouse, 2010