"Bringing the land and people of Ethiopa vividly to life this is an exciting, well crafted story of one boy's quest to save his beloved grandfather and solve a family mystery"
In a beautifully told story packed with emotion and action, Elizabeth Laird tells how eleven- year- old Solomon turns his dreams of becoming an International runner into reality. Solomon runs everywhere – and always especially fast to school. He knows he is good and is convinced that he could join the roster of the great Ethiopian runners but he also knows that growing up in a small village, he’ll never have the chance to train as an elite athlete.
When Solomon’s grandfather insists that he accompanies him on a trip to Addis Ababa, everything in his life changes. Solomon’s story is funny, touching and inspiring.
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.
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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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Fastest Boy in the World and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Fastest Boy in the World features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Sporting Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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The Fastest Boy in the World was written by Elizabeth Laird and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Fastest Boy in the World has 176 pages
