The Fastest Boy in the World

by Elizabeth Laird

Peter Bailey (Illustrator) and Zeamanuel Abera (Illustrator)

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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.

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...

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  • ISBN10 1447267176
  • ISBN13 9781447267171
  • Publish Date 5 June 2014
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 13 March 2024
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pan Macmillan
  • Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
  • Edition Unabridged edition
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 176
  • Language English