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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...

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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
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A great story, very well narrated. Once it gets going the plot rockets along at a good pace and keeps you wanting to know what will happen next. Great variety!

A great story, well told

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This book is an amazing story and so energetic and in some bits it makes you scared other bits build up suspense it is so amazing.

TRASH

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It was as if I was there with the boys. Brilliantly written and narrated story!

Brilliant listen

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