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The Garbage King
Children's fiction book by Elizabeth Laird
The Garbage King is a 2003 children's fiction book written by Elizabeth Laird and illustrated by Yosef Kebede.
Laird was inspired to write the book after living and working in Ethiopia, where, in Addis Ababa, she saw children who lived on the streets who had inspiring abilities to cope with difficult living conditions.[citation needed] It has received numerous British book awards.