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Trash

By: Andy Mulligan
Narrated by: Chris Nunez, Elissa Steele, Everette Plen, Fred Sanders, Michelle Gonzalez, Ozzie Rodriguez, Ramon DeOcampo
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About this listen

Raphael is a dumpsite boy. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping next to it.

Then one unlucky-lucky day, Raphael's world turns upside down. A small leather bag falls into his hands. It's a bag of clues. It's a bag of hope. It's a bag that will change everything.

Soon Raphael and his friends Gardo and Rat are running for their lives. Wanted by the police, it takes all their quick-thinking, fast-talking to stay ahead. As the net tightens, they uncover a dead man's mission to put right a terrible wrong.

And now it's three street-boys against the world...

Critic Reviews

One of the most exciting and original novels of the year . . . It's a tight, thrilling story, told from various characters' perspectives and has a Slumdog, feel-good pulse beating through it. A genuine treasure find (Sally Morris)
One of my favourite novels of 2010, now in paperback with a new cover look. Reminiscent of Slumdog Millionaire, three dumpsite boys take on the world in this gripping and intensely moving story . . . Harrowing, exhilarating, humbling and quite brilliant (Fiona Noble)
Outstanding, hotly anticipated thriller . . . an exceptionally satisfying plot (Amanda Craig)
Great stuff: taut, plausible and thought-provoking (Toby Clements)
Trash is a thriller with moral weight and a complex structure . . . Without ever moralising, Mulligan raises issues of corruption, poverty, waste and excess in an exciting, but also grimly sad tale (Suzi Feay)
Wonderful - an exciting story with engaging characters told in a clever way with spare but lyrical prose . . . Trash comes highly recommended by me, and I don't have time to say any more about it because I'm off to read it again. And after that, I might read it again. And then again. You read it too
A superbly original tale (Natasha Harding)
This is a highly entertaining and very satisfying book which should be recommended to all. It needs to be read. (Marilyn Brocklehurst)
Harrowing, exhilarating, humbling and quite brilliant
Headlong and heart-stopping, this is an adventure you just can't put down (Julia Eccleshare)
All stars
Most relevant
I like trash, I am mostly like a rat oh so I do look like when the kid got beat up answer that Auntie wasn’t very smart ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Our entire family was engrossed in the book on our recent trip. Our children range from 10-15 and even us adults loved the different approach taken for this audio book. Having different voices read throughout the book really drew us into the story.

Great listening for the whole family

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The narratives within this story are raw, real and memorable. So far, this story has opened a door onto a world that my students had no idea about. Further inquiry learning surrounding world poverty and environmental issues within my class, have since become a focus because of 'Trash'. This is learning at its best - dynamic and motivational. This audio book has also turned my students onto words and reading in general. They now ask for audio books and seek them out independently. Go Andy Mulligan!

Joanna

Life Learning At Its Best

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Things class 8A enjoyed: speed of reading the plot the voice characterisation Thank you

Class 8A

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What a great children's story. A totally different world is explored in this eventful adventure grounded in reality. Thought provoking and well narrated by all the different characters. Enjoyed every minute.

Exciting , thought provoking

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