The glass collector

By Anna Perera

Subjects: Poverty, fiction, Poverty, Egypt, fiction, Refuse and refuse disposal, fiction, Recycling (Waste), Refuse and refuse disposal, Recycling (waste, etc.), fiction, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Recycling

Description: In Cairo, fifteen-year-old Aaron makes a living out of gathering garbage; as a member of the despised Zabbaleen, this is his fate. But Aaron has dreams. Every day he dreams of Rachel. He dreams that they will make a life together, far from the smells, cruelty and squalour of their daily existence. Suggested level: secondary.