One day, he finds a bag with something inside that will change his world most completely. With his friends Gardo and Rat (his real name being Jun-Jun) he goes to find out exactly what it is he found in this bag. And what he'll find will be something much, much bigger than he ever thought and which will endanger his life. Trash study guide contains a biography of Andy Mulligan, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Exciting and fast moving as the story is, it also tugs at your heartstrings and reminds the reader that there are many young people for whom this way of life is reality. Unmissable! Pat Tate, Carousel

The problem of child-labour, child-exploitation is vast and it doesn’t go away when you feel sad, and make a donation to charity. I often think of Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse 5’ and his intention to make it an anti-war novel. A friend says, with withering scorn: ‘Why not write an anti-glacier novel?’ He means, of course, that a puny book purporting to oppose epic, natural forces is a pathetic thing – and I’m sure he’s right. That doesn’t stop you writing, though. I can’t account for why so many people have billions, whilst billions of people have nothing. I can’t find an ideology that makes sense of it. All I can do is respond to the specific details I see, with a story. Trash' the movie was filmed in 2013. Richard Curtis wrote the script, whilst Stephen Daldry directed. Yeah, this poor dirty starved little garbage boys neither need nor want any of us 'big' people's pity or help, they can create and achieve their own destiny. Hell YEAH!

Raphael Fernández is a “ trash boy”: he’s 14 years old and he lives in a shanty on a giant landfill called Behala, spending his days collecting trash to sell for food. Raphael works with his best friend, Gardo, who looks after him. Behala’s residents mostly collect plastic, clean paper, and rags to sell by the kilogram. Since not many people in their city have toilets, human feces—or, stupp—ends up wrapped in paper and thrown in the trash, which is what most of Behala’s residents spend their days wading in as they dig out garbage with their feet or hooks that they fashion out of metal.

bizim de yakından tanıdığımız bu konu, ilerledikçe kitabın ana teması haline geliyor. Raphael, Gardo ve Jun-Jun, kendilerini, gerçekleri ortaya çıkarmaya da adıyorlar; hem onlara miras kalmış bir mektubun hem de fakirliklerinin yarattığı gururlarının doğrultusunda. I know I am over-excited by any book I read, and I know I always say I love a book and that everyone should read it. I know that. But right now, when I am going to say what I am going to say about this book, you need to forget anything I have ever said on any book I ever reviewed on this blog. Headlong and heart-stopping, this is an adventure you just can't put down Julia Eccleshare, Love Reading 4 KidsOne of the most exciting and original novels of the year . . . It's a tight, thrilling story, told from various characters' perspectives and has a S lumdog, feel-good pulse beating through it. A genuine treasure find Sally Morris, Daily Mail Many of them had never seen a school, but spoke three languages. Their maths was impeccable, and without wishing to overdo the long-distance glamour, they displayed a survival instinct and a strength I found humbling. Towards the end of the book Mulligan inserted several newspaper clippings to move the story forward; they were distracting and unnecessary, and appear to be a one-time-only use of this literary device. Why did he bother? Oh well.

Tabii ki öncelikle, baskın bir yoksulluk teması var kitapta: Hepimizin, dünyada yaşayan herkesin yakından tanıdığı ama ısrarla sırtını döndüğü bir gerçeklik. Zaten kitaba adını veren çöplük de tüm kurgunun can damarı. İçinde milyonlarca ton çöp, yüzlerce yitik yaşam, bir iki kırık dökük umut parçası ve bir de çanta barındıran bu uçsuz bucaksız çöp çölü, üç ufaklığın hayatını değiştiriyor. Every other book I’ve written has been turned inside and out by my editor – final draft turns into final draft two etc, and I return to rake over old scenes, cutting and stitching. Trash popped out like an egg, and we changed one word only: an obscenity that suddenly seemed crude in the mouths of those driven kids.This is a perfect Middle School book! It is about how three friends found a way out of poverty in the most unusual of circumstances --a modern day rags to riches. It is narrated in turns by all the main characters and some secondary ones, and this revolving-door style works well, reflecting the interdependence of the kids as they solve clues to right a wrong and improve their lot in life. yandan, bir şehrin en dibiyle en yüksek kısmı arasındaki tezat başarıyla yansıtılmış. Çocuklar en dipte işte: çöplükte. Daha kitabın ilk sayfasında, her gün bol bol "stuppa", yani dışkı bulduklarından bahsediyorlar. Diğer yanda ise milyon dolarlarla oynayan insanlar var... Outstanding, hotly anticipated thriller . . . an exceptionally satisfying plot Amanda Craig, The Times Trash the movie". Andy Mulligan: Latest News. Andy Mulligan. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013 . Retrieved 22 November 2012.