Name: Golden Boy
ISBN: 9780399161124

Tara Sullivan

"A Tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skin"--

Golden Boy

Jaden Nelson

Wow, can we just take a minute to appreciate these amazing 340(ish) pages full of heartbreaking sadness and betrayal, but also happiness and forgiveness that are golden boy? This is one of the few books that I have read that I had no hesitation to rating a 5/5- 10/10,for so many reasons. I will admit, starting this book was very hard for me. I got this book probably 2 or 3 years ago and quit after the first chapter. Also, DO NOT LET THE SUMMARY OF THIS BOOK MAKE YOU THINK THAT IT WILL BE BORING AND BAD, BECAUSE I AM TELLING YOU IT IS GREAT. This is a book I would recommend everyone should read in their life, and one that I will probably read over and over. This book follows a boy named "Habo" who is "all the wrong colors"(what we know as albino), and lives in a small farmhouse in Mwanza, Tanzania with his sister, mother, and 2 brothers. In the first chapter is tells how his sister is the only one who truly loves him. As it says in the summary, he is being hunted for his body parts, which give "good luck" to the struggling people of Mwanza. I promise you that the whole book is not him being hunted by some psycho killer with a knife. ANYWAYS, I am not good at writing reviews so all I will say is, I feel this book has taught me so much, and I think everyone should read it (or at least try the first FEW chapters) because I think you will be pulled in to the gripping story of Habo, the golden boy. 10/10 would read again

Golden Boy

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