![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The three authentic boys at the heart of this well-constructed debut novel sweet Raphael, serious Gardo, and spirited Rat take turns narrating most of their story (though other voices are also heard) in distinct voices, they provide harrowing details about their lives in the dump. Soon they are in the middle of a suspenseful mission involving a secret code, a corrupt politician, and a search for six million stolen dollars. Keeping his discovery secret from the police, who quickly come looking for the bag, Raphael goes in search of the key's locker, with two friends in tow. At least not until he unearths a leather bag containing a map, wallet, and key. Fourteen-year-old "dumpsite boy" Raphael has never found anything valuable in the trash mounds he has combed over since age three. ![]()
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