Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird

Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird

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Taken to work in a strange country, Rashid and his little brother Shari cling to each other. Then they are separated and forced to become jockeys in the lucrative camel-racing business. Rashid quickly becomes his stable's star jockey. Soon he begins to forget what life was like when he had a proper home. He almost begins to forget about Shari.

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Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird

Taken to work in a strange country, Rashid and his little brother Shari cling to each other. Then they are separated and forced to become jockeys in the lucrative camel-racing business. Rashid is starved and worked to exhaustion by harsh supervisors - but he has a talent for racing and quickly becomes his stable's star jockey. Soon he begins to forget what life was like when he had a proper home. He almost begins to forget about Shari...
Elizabeth Laird is the multi-award-winning author of several much-loved children's books including The Garbage King, The Fastest Boy in the World and Dindy and the Elephant. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal six times. She lives in Britain now, but still likes to travel as much as she can.
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ISBN 13 9780230528956
ISBN 10 0230528953
Title Lost Riders
Author Elizabeth Laird
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2008-06-06
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.