The Fastest Boy in the World

by Elizabeth Laird

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447267176
• ISBN13: 9781447267171
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: MacMillan Children's Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6