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The camel bookmobile: Book Club set Masha Hamilton.

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Shelf Location BookClub/H
Author Hamilton, Masha
Title The camel bookmobile : Book Club set / Masha Hamilton.
Publication Details Sydney, NSW.:
2015 Fourth Estate,
©2008
Collation 308 pages : 20 cm. ; 10 copies ;
General Note Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007.
Donated by Ravenous Readers Book Club - August 2013. 8 copies
Abstract/Summary Once a fortnight, the nomadic settlement of Madidima, set deep in the dusty Kenyan desert, awaits the arrival of three camels laden down with panniers of books. This is the Camel Bookmobile which brings books to scattered tribes. Into their world comes an unexpected wealth of literature - from the adventures of Tom Sawyer to strange vegetarian cookbooks and Dr Seuss. Kanika, a young girl who lives with her grandmother, devours every book she can lay her hands on. Her best friend is Scar Boy, a child who was mauled at the age of three by a hyena. They are joined by Matani the village teacher, his alluring wife Jwahir and the drummaker Abayomi, as well as Mr Abasi, the camel driver, who is convinced that one of the camels is possessed by the spirit of his dead mother-in-law. The only condition of The Camel Bookmobile is that every book must be returned or else the visits will cease. Then one day a book is stolen.
Subject Nomads -- Kenya -- Fiction
Books and reading -- Fiction
Bookmobiles -- Kenya -- Fiction
Book Club set
General fiction
Alternate Title The camel book mobile
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