Product Details
- Author: Elizabeth Laird
- Book Bands: Dark Blue (Level 14)
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level: MY
- Accelerated Reader Book Level: 4.4
- Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 228232
- Accelerated Reader Points: 4
Free Delivery
On Mainland UK Orders Over £50
The Fastest Boy in the World
Product Code
9781447267171
From an award-winning author comes a story inspired by the 2012 London Olympics, perfectly timed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
NOT AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE SEPARATELY
The Fastest Boy in the World
Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, Solomon cannot believe his ears. A trip to the capital? It's unfathomable. Solomon's joy is increased when he realizes that the Ethiopian running team will be doing a victory parade through the city that day. Maybe he'll get a glimpse of Haile Gebrselassie or Derartu Tulu?! But Solomon's grandfather has other plans. As Solomon follows him through the big, overwhelming streets, he learns something he cannot believe. The strict old man is a war hero who once risked his life to save a friend and has been in hiding ever since. When grandfather collapses, Solomon knows that getting help from his village is up to him. It's a twenty-mile run from the city to home, and grandfather's life hangs in the balance. Can the small bare-footed runner with the big heart do it?Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird is the inspiring story of a small Ethiopian runner with a very big heart.
Author | Elizabeth Laird |
---|---|
Book Bands | Dark Blue (Level 14) |
Accelerated Reader Interest Level | MY |
Accelerated Reader Book Level | 4.4 |
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number | 228232 |
Accelerated Reader Points | 4 |