Glass collector, paperback/anna perera

A new novel from the author of }Guantanamo Boy{, this is a contemporary and moving tale of one boys struggle to survive in Egypts most notorious slums.

Based on the real lives of the Zabbaleen garbage people who number approximately 70,000 in Cairo, making a living by sorting rubbish for reuse or recycling.

Ages: 11+ *Also appeared in February Buyers Notes*.